{"id":75203,"date":"2025-09-15T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:37:17","slug":"cve-2025-54236-critical-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-adobe-commerce-leading-to-session-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54236-critical-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-adobe-commerce-leading-to-session-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54236: Critical Improper Input Validation Vulnerability in Adobe Commerce Leading to Session Takeover<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-54236 is a critical vulnerability discovered in several versions of Adobe Commerce, a leading platform for digital commerce solutions. This vulnerability, categorized as an Improper Input Validation issue, can potentially allow an attacker to hijack user sessions, leading to a significant compromise of system confidentiality and integrity. Given the widespread use of Adobe Commerce across various sectors, this vulnerability, if left unaddressed, can have dire consequences.<br \/>\nThe high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24775-high-severity-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-made-i-t-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83063\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, reflected by a CVSS score of 9.1, underscores the urgency in addressing this issue. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83715\">potential impact includes system<\/a> compromise and data leakage, which could lead to substantial financial losses and reputational damage for affected organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54236<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Session hijacking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82846\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4119546857\" 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>Adobe Commerce | 2.4.9-alpha2<br \/>\nAdobe Commerce | 2.4.8-p2<br \/>\nAdobe Commerce | 2.4.7-p7<br \/>\nAdobe Commerce | 2.4.6-p12<br \/>\nAdobe Commerce | 2.4.5-p14<br \/>\nAdobe Commerce | 2.4.4-p15 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43574-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82667\">vulnerability lies in the Improper Input Validation in Adobe<\/a> Commerce. An attacker can send specially crafted inputs to the server, which the application fails to validate properly. As a result, the attacker can manipulate the server&#8217;s response, which could include session tokens. By capturing these sessions tokens, an attacker can impersonate valid users, gaining unauthorized access to privileged information and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84204\">potentially compromising the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3367204960\" 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 hypothetical example showing how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability. Note that this is conceptual and does not represent a real exploit.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;sessionData&quot;: &quot;manipulated_input_leading_to_session_token_leakage&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8592-wordpress-inspiro-theme-vulnerability-to-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85437\">request with manipulated input to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint. The server, failing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52451-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85901\">validate this input<\/a> properly, may respond with session tokens that the attacker can then capture and abuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adobe has released patches for the affected versions of Adobe Commerce. It is highly recommended that users update their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30325-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-photoshop-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91637\">systems to the latest patched version<\/a> immediately. For temporary mitigation, users can also employ Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to monitor and block potential exploit attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-54236 is a critical vulnerability discovered in several versions of Adobe Commerce, a leading platform for digital commerce solutions. This vulnerability, categorized as an Improper Input Validation issue, can potentially allow an attacker to hijack user sessions, leading to a significant compromise of system confidentiality and integrity. 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