{"id":83120,"date":"2025-10-18T00:46:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T00:46:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:36:13","slug":"cve-2025-54231-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54231-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54231: Use After Free Vulnerability in Adobe Framemaker Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we delve into the intricate details of the CVE-2025-54231 vulnerability, a critical security flaw present in the Adobe Framemaker software. This vulnerability has been identified in the versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier. The flaw is categorized as a Use After Free vulnerability, presenting a potential threat to system security as it could result in arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58045-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dataease\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90355\">code execution<\/a> under certain circumstances. Because of the widespread usage of Adobe Framemaker, this vulnerability could have far-reaching implications, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59352-critical-vulnerability-in-dragonfly-file-distribution-system-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90797\">potentially affecting numerous systems<\/a> and networks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54231<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: User<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54377-critical-vulnerability-in-roo-code-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91014\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-895142583\" 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 Framemaker | 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability in question concerns a Use After Free condition. In essence, this means that the software, Adobe Framemaker in this case, uses a pointer after it has been freed. This can lead to a variety of issues, including crashes, but, more worryingly, it could also result in arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49565-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-cbis-manager-podman-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90442\">code execution<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe flaw becomes exploitable when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90553\">user opens a malicious file<\/a>, causing the application to access memory that has previously been freed. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24119-critical-macos-vulnerability-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution-outside-sandbox\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90932\">allow an attacker to inject malicious code<\/a> into this space, which the application could then inadvertently execute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4206534133\" 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 is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This is a simplified representation and the actual process would likely involve more complex manipulations:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;\nint main(void) {\nchar* pointer = malloc(10);\nfree(pointer);\nstrcpy(pointer, &quot;malicious_code&quot;);\nprintf(&quot;%s\\n&quot;, pointer);\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this hypothetical code snippet, a pointer is allocated with `malloc()`, then immediately freed with `free()`. However, the pointer is then used again with `strcpy()` to insert a malicious string. When the application subsequently tries to print the string with `printf()`, it inadvertently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54123-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hoverfly-api-simulation-tool\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90489\">executes the malicious code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to immediately apply the vendor-provided patch to mitigate the vulnerability in question. In cases where immediate patching is not possible, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. However, this should not be seen as a long-term solution and patching should be prioritized as soon as feasible.<br \/>\nRegularly updating your software and maintaining a robust security system are key to ensuring your systems remain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43728-protection-mechanism-failure-vulnerability-in-dell-thinos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90279\">protected against such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we delve into the intricate details of the CVE-2025-54231 vulnerability, a critical security flaw present in the Adobe Framemaker software. This vulnerability has been identified in the versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier. The flaw is categorized as a Use After Free vulnerability, presenting a potential threat to system security as [&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-83120","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\/83120","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=83120"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84012,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83120\/revisions\/84012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83120"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=83120"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=83120"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=83120"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=83120"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=83120"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=83120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}