{"id":71356,"date":"2025-09-04T22:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:48:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-01T05:38:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:38:04","slug":"cve-2025-52451-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52451-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52451: Improper Input Validation Vulnerability in Salesforce Tableau Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52451, is a serious security lapse found in Salesforce&#8217;s widely used Tableau Server software. This vulnerability, categorized as an Improper Input Validation issue, allows cyber attackers to exploit Absolute Path Traversal in the tabdoc API&#8217;s create-data-source-from-file-upload modules. This vulnerability affects a broad range of organizations and industries that depend on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53606-unraveling-the-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-apache-seata\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79076\">Tableau<\/a> Server for data visualization and business intelligence. If successfully exploited, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7384-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79046\">vulnerability could lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, making it a grave threat to data integrity and security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52451<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS Score: 8.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79178\">potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1202683854\" 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>Tableau Server on Windows | Versions before 2025.1.3<br \/>\nTableau Server on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6297-exploitation-of-dpkg-deb-extraction-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91995\">Linux<\/a> | Versions before 2024.2.12, before 2023.3.19<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of an <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=\"80458\">Improper Input Validation<\/a> vulnerability in the create-data-source-from-file-upload module of the tabdoc API, present in Salesforce&#8217;s Tableau Server software. By sending maliciously crafted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49869-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-arraytics-eventin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79077\">data to the module, an attacker can manipulate the data validation process and trigger an Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability<\/a>. This allows the attacker to access, modify, or delete sensitive data outside of the designated boundaries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55731-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-frappe-framework-leading-to-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79264\">potentially leading to system compromise or data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-704693612\" 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>In a hypothetical scenario, the exploit might be used as follows:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/tabdocapi\/create-data-source-from-file-upload HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;file_path&quot;: &quot;\/..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24000-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-wpexperts-post-smtp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78998\">POST request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint with a malicious `file_path`. The path includes directory traversal characters (`..`), manipulating the software into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3831-unauthorized-access-to-log-files-through-harmony-sase-agent\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81615\">accessing files<\/a> outside of the intended directory. In this case, the attacker attempts to access the `\/etc\/passwd` file, which stores user account information in Unix-based systems, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79732\">potentially leading<\/a> to unauthorized access and data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52451, is a serious security lapse found in Salesforce&#8217;s widely used Tableau Server software. This vulnerability, categorized as an Improper Input Validation issue, allows cyber attackers to exploit Absolute Path Traversal in the tabdoc API&#8217;s create-data-source-from-file-upload modules. 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