{"id":59819,"date":"2025-08-02T07:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:32:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-28T02:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:47:14","slug":"cve-2025-52452-critical-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52452-critical-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52452: Critical Path Traversal Vulnerability in Salesforce Tableau Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post delves into the details of a critical vulnerability with the identifier CVE-2025-52452. This vulnerability exposes a serious flaw in the Salesforce Tableau Server, affecting both Windows and Linux environments. Specifically, it lies within the &#8216;tabdoc api &#8211; duplicate-data-source&#8217; modules, allowing for an Absolute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54443-critical-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67935\">Path Traversal<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46198-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-grav-versions-1-7-46-to-1-7-48\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69866\">vulnerability impacts versions<\/a> of Tableau Server before 2025.1.3, 2024.2.12, and 2023.3.19. Considering the widespread use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52448-critical-authorization-bypass-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68814\">Salesforce Tableau<\/a> Server across various sectors, this vulnerability poses a significant risk and needs immediate attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52452<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7419-critical-vulnerability-discovered-in-tenda-o3v2-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68763\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2224346981\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52446-authorization-bypass-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70351\">Salesforce Tableau<\/a> Server on Windows | Before 2025.1.3, before 2024.2.12, before 2023.3.19<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52451-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85903\">Salesforce Tableau<\/a> Server on Linux | Before 2025.1.3, before 2024.2.12, before 2023.3.19<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54446-high-risk-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69808\">Path Traversal<\/a>&#8216;) in the Salesforce Tableau Server. This is due to inadequate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8279-critical-input-validation-vulnerability-in-gitlab-language-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68762\">input validation<\/a> in the &#8216;tabdoc api &#8211; duplicate-data-source&#8217; modules. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the server, tricking it into accessing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7401-critical-file-read-write-vulnerability-in-premium-age-verification-restriction-for-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66512\">files or directories that are outside the intended restricted<\/a> directory. This could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66325\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> read access to sensitive data or even system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3497292035\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8243-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67936\">HTTP request to illustrate how the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. This request includes a malicious payload in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66513\">form of a crafted path that accesses a sensitive file<\/a> outside the restricted directory.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/tabdocapi\/duplicate-data-source?path=..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch promptly. Alternatively, temporary mitigation can be achieved by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54438-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71196\">path traversal<\/a> attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post delves into the details of a critical vulnerability with the identifier CVE-2025-52452. This vulnerability exposes a serious flaw in the Salesforce Tableau Server, affecting both Windows and Linux environments. Specifically, it lies within the &#8216;tabdoc api &#8211; duplicate-data-source&#8217; modules, allowing for an Absolute Path Traversal. 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