{"id":81826,"date":"2025-10-05T21:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:32:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:21:47","slug":"cve-2025-57266-critical-information-disclosure-vulnerability-in-thrivex-blogging-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57266-critical-information-disclosure-vulnerability-in-thrivex-blogging-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-57266: Critical Information Disclosure Vulnerability in ThriveX Blogging Framework<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-57266 is a high-severity vulnerability that exists in the ThriveX Blogging Framework versions 2.5.9 through 3.1.3. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to gain access to sensitive information, including API Keys, through the \/api\/assistant\/list endpoint. Given the widespread use of the ThriveX Blogging Framework, this vulnerability presents a substantial risk to many online platforms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9364-critical-open-database-issue-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89056\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or severe data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-57266<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10533-critical-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89387\">System compromise or potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2394827621\" 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>ThriveX Blogging Framework | 2.5.9 &#8211; 3.1.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10134-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-goza-nonprofit-charity-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89088\">vulnerability resides in the &#8216;AssistantController.java&#8217; file<\/a> of the ThriveX Blogging Framework. The \/api\/assistant\/list endpoint, which is supposed to be accessible only by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6454-authenticated-user-exploit-in-gitlab-ce-ee-through-proxy-environments\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90738\">authenticated users<\/a>, is incorrectly configured and therefore accessible without any authentication. As such, an attacker can send a simple HTTP GET request to this endpoint and retrieve sensitive information, such as API keys, that can then be used for further attacks or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59017-unauthorized-access-via-ajax-backend-routes-in-typo3-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89172\">unauthorized access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1683335631\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability. The example illustrates a simple HTTP GET request to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9712-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ivanti-endpoint-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89107\">vulnerable endpoint<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/api\/assistant\/list HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Upon a successful GET request, the server would respond with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10264-critical-exposure-of-sensitive-information-in-digiever-nvr-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89722\">sensitive information<\/a>, including API keys, which should not be accessible without proper authentication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to mitigate this vulnerability is by applying the vendor-supplied patch. For users unable to apply the patch immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block unauthorized requests to the \/api\/assistant\/list endpoint can serve as a temporary mitigation. Additionally, regular auditing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32706-windows-common-log-file-system-driver-privilege-elevation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91758\">system logs<\/a> for any suspicious activity can also help in early detection and prevention of potential exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-57266 is a high-severity vulnerability that exists in the ThriveX Blogging Framework versions 2.5.9 through 3.1.3. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to gain access to sensitive information, including API Keys, through the \/api\/assistant\/list endpoint. Given the widespread use of the ThriveX Blogging Framework, this vulnerability presents a substantial risk to many online platforms, potentially [&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-81826","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\/81826","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=81826"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84930,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81826\/revisions\/84930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81826"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=81826"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=81826"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=81826"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=81826"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=81826"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=81826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}