{"id":69797,"date":"2025-09-01T18:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:21:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:09:43","slug":"cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52353: Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Badaso CMS 2.9.11<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-52353 vulnerability is a severe security flaw found in Badaso CMS version 2.9.11. This vulnerability enables an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands, leading to a full compromise of the underlying host. Given the severity of the possible impact, it&#8217;s crucial for organizations using Badaso <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50567-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-saurus-cms-community-edition-4-7-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79240\">CMS to understand this vulnerability<\/a> and how it can be mitigated.<br \/>\nIt primarily affects all systems running Badaso CMS 2.9.11. The significance of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42950-sap-landscape-transformation-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77555\">vulnerability lies in its potential<\/a> to allow authenticated users to bypass content-type validation and upload files with embedded PHP code. This could result in severe consequences, including <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=\"78505\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52353<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83310\">Authenticated User<\/a>)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8939-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac20-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78287\">system compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-53411840\" 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>Badaso CMS | 2.9.11<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47986-universal-print-management-service-exploit-elevates-privileges\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92304\">exploit takes advantage of the Media Manager<\/a> in Badaso CMS 2.9.11, which fails to validate content-types correctly. This allows an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41683-authenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-main-web-interface\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78942\">authenticated user to upload a file containing embedded PHP code<\/a> via the file-upload endpoint.<br \/>\nOnce the file is uploaded, accessing the file via its URL causes the server to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24298-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-openharmony\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77756\">execute the embedded PHP code<\/a>. An attacker could use this functionality to run arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3499-unauthenticated-rest-apis-expose-system-to-os-command-injection-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77664\">system commands<\/a>, effectively taking control over the underlying system. This has been demonstrated by embedding a backdoor within a PDF, renaming it with a .php extension, and then uploading it to the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3786915263\" 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&#8217;s a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/file-upload HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-cms.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/pdf\n{ &quot;file&quot;: &quot;malicious_file.php&quot;,\n&quot;content&quot;: &quot;&lt;?php system($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker uploads a PDF file renamed with a .php extension and containing PHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21165-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-designer-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77433\">code that enables arbitrary<\/a> command execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to this vulnerability, users are urged to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure. These tools can help block or alert to any suspicious activities related to this vulnerability.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability highlights the importance of proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24325-improper-input-validation-in-intel-r-800-series-ethernet-driver-allows-potential-escalation-of-privilege\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80478\">input validation<\/a>, particularly for file uploads. Regularly updating and patching software can also help protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47107-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78346\">systems from such potential<\/a> threats. Organizations must remain vigilant and proactive in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/introducing-the-ameeba-cybersecurity-group-chat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88517\">cybersecurity<\/a> efforts to guard against such vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-52353 vulnerability is a severe security flaw found in Badaso CMS version 2.9.11. This vulnerability enables an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands, leading to a full compromise of the underlying host. Given the severity of the possible impact, it&#8217;s crucial for organizations using Badaso CMS to understand this vulnerability and how it [&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":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-69797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69797","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=69797"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85526,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69797\/revisions\/85526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69797"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=69797"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=69797"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=69797"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=69797"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=69797"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=69797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}