{"id":67602,"date":"2025-08-29T23:59:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:59:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-12T00:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:48:08","slug":"cve-2025-36157-unauthorized-remote-server-property-file-modification-in-ibm-jazz-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36157-unauthorized-remote-server-property-file-modification-in-ibm-jazz-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-36157: Unauthorized Remote Server Property File Modification in IBM Jazz Foundation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a critical security vulnerability in IBM Jazz Foundation versions 7.0.2 to 7.1.0, labeled as CVE-2025-36157. This vulnerability, if exploited, could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to alter server property files, enabling them to carry out unauthorized actions. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78492\">compromise not only poses a threat to system<\/a> integrity but also opens avenues for data leakage, which could have severe repercussions for the organizations using this software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-36157<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8\/10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized access, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40741-stack-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2025-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75885\">potential system<\/a> compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1371513396\" 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>IBM Jazz Foundation | 7.0.2 to 7.0.2 iFix035<br \/>\nIBM Jazz Foundation | 7.0.3 to 7.0.3 iFix018<br \/>\nIBM Jazz Foundation | 7.1.0 to 7.1.0 iFix004<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the lack of proper authentication mechanisms for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48148-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-storekeeper-b-v-for-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74975\">server property<\/a> file updates in IBM Jazz Foundation. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3128-critical-vulnerability-in-mitsubishi-electric-smartrtu-allowing-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76214\">allows an attacker to remotely<\/a> send requests to alter these files. Once the server property files are modified, the attacker can manipulate the system&#8217;s behavior, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49683-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-virtual-hard-disk-vhdx-leading-to-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78425\">leading to unauthorized<\/a> actions such as data extraction, altering system configurations, or even a full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2541395152\" 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 this vulnerability might be exploited. An attacker could send a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7390-malicious-client-bypass-of-opc-https-server-certificate-trust-check\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81861\">malicious HTTP POST request to the server<\/a>, containing payload to modify the server property files.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/server_property_file_update_endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.ibmjazzfoundation.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;property_file&quot;: &quot;system_config&quot;,\n&quot;changes&quot;: {\n&quot;admin_password&quot;: &quot;new_password&quot;,\n&quot;enable_feature_x&quot;: &quot;true&quot;\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to change the administrator password and enable a certain feature, thereby gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20702-airoha-bluetooth-audio-sdk-unauthorized-access-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76271\">unauthorized access<\/a> and control over the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IBM has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43245-critical-downgrade-issue-affecting-multiple-macos-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81801\">issued patches for all the affected<\/a> versions of IBM Jazz Foundation. Users are strongly advised to apply these patches immediately to close this vulnerability. In case immediate patching is not feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide a temporary mitigation by blocking or alerting on suspicious activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a critical security vulnerability in IBM Jazz Foundation versions 7.0.2 to 7.1.0, labeled as CVE-2025-36157. This vulnerability, if exploited, could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to alter server property files, enabling them to carry out unauthorized actions. This compromise not only poses a [&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-67602","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\/67602","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=67602"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74321,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67602\/revisions\/74321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67602"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=67602"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=67602"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=67602"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=67602"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=67602"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=67602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}