{"id":59862,"date":"2025-08-04T02:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:46:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-09T19:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:00:44","slug":"cve-2025-54428-critical-mongodb-atlas-uri-exposure-in-revelacode-ai-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54428-critical-mongodb-atlas-uri-exposure-in-revelacode-ai-project\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54428: Critical MongoDB Atlas URI Exposure in RevelaCode AI Project<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the world of cybersecurity, even a minor misstep can lead to significant risks. The most recent instance of this is the vulnerability found in RevelaCode, an AI-powered faith-tech project that decodes biblical verses, prophecies, and global events into accessible language. The vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-54428, arises from the inadvertent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57754-critical-exposure-of-sensitive-supabase-uri-in-eslint-ban-moment-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81727\">exposure of a valid MongoDB Atlas URI<\/a> complete with an embedded username and password in the public repository of versions below 1.0.1. This oversight can potentially allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4855-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-support-board-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70988\">unauthorized access<\/a> to production or staging databases, leading to data exfiltration, modification, or deletion. With a CVSS Severity Score of 9.8, this vulnerability demands immediate attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54428<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50060-critical-data-access-vulnerability-in-oracle-bi-publisher\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70989\">access to data<\/a>, potential data loss or alteration<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-168585160\" 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>RevelaCode | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78046\">versions prior<\/a> to 1.0.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploitation of this vulnerability stems from an oversight in the codebase of RevelaCode. A valid MongoDB Atlas URI, containing embedded username and password, was committed to the public repository. This information can potentially be leveraged by a malicious actor to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52950-unauthorized-access-exploitation-in-juniper-networks-security-director\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71366\">unauthorized access<\/a> to the database. Once inside, they would have the ability to exfiltrate, modify, or even delete data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-204229169\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Note that the specifics would depend on the exact credentials and database structure, but the theory remains the same:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Connect to the MongoDB database using the exposed credentials\nmongo mongodb+srv:\/\/username:password@cluster.mongodb.net\/test --retryWrites=true\n# Once connected, perform malicious actions\ndb.collection.find() # Exfiltrate data\ndb.collection.drop() # Delete data<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Keep in mind that this is a hypothetical scenario. The actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42959-unauthenticated-replay-attack-exploiting-hmac-reuse\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71367\">exploitation might differ based on the attacker&#8217;s<\/a> knowledge and intent, as well as the specifics of the database and its data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the world of cybersecurity, even a minor misstep can lead to significant risks. The most recent instance of this is the vulnerability found in RevelaCode, an AI-powered faith-tech project that decodes biblical verses, prophecies, and global events into accessible language. The vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-54428, arises from the inadvertent exposure of a valid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59862"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74186,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59862\/revisions\/74186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59862"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59862"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59862"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59862"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59862"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59862"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}