{"id":64358,"date":"2025-08-27T17:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:40:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T05:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:36:38","slug":"cve-2025-52395-remote-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-roadcute-api-v-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52395-remote-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-roadcute-api-v-1\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52395: Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Roadcute API v.1<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-52395 is a high-risk vulnerability that resides in the Roadcute API v.1, potentially impacting a large number of web applications that utilize this API. This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to a full system compromise or data leakage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53546-high-severity-vulnerability-in-folo-s-github-workflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73445\">severity and potential impact of this vulnerability<\/a> necessitate immediate attention and mitigation from all affected parties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52395<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8\/10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network (remote)<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76041\">System compromise<\/a>, Data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1471138688\" 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>Roadcute API | v.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43932-account-takeover-vulnerability-in-jobcenter-through-password-reset-feature\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76124\">vulnerability exploits an issue in the password reset<\/a> API endpoint of Roadcute API v.1. This endpoint does not properly validate the identity of the requester, thus allowing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76040\">remote<\/a> attacker to initiate a password reset for any user. This can be exploited to take control of a user&#8217;s account and execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73551\">arbitrary code<\/a>, leading to a potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2339915866\" 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. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77287\">attacker could send a malicious HTTP POST request<\/a> to the password reset endpoint:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/v1\/password-reset HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;user_id&quot;: &quot;target_user_id&quot;, &quot;new_password&quot;: &quot;attacker_controlled_password&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50594-critical-password-reset-vulnerability-in-danphe-health-hospital-management-system-emr-3-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80449\">reset the password<\/a> of a target user (`target_user_id`) to a password of their choosing (`attacker_controlled_password`), without any form of identity validation. If successful, the attacker would gain control over the targeted user account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76593\">risk posed by this vulnerability<\/a>, the vendor has issued a patch that addresses the identity validation issue in the password reset API endpoint. All affected parties should apply this patch immediately to their Roadcute API v.1 implementations.<br \/>\nIn the meantime, affected parties can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76519\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, this should only be considered a temporary mitigation, and not a substitute for applying the vendor&#8217;s patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-52395 is a high-risk vulnerability that resides in the Roadcute API v.1, potentially impacting a large number of web applications that utilize this API. This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to a full system compromise or data leakage. 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