{"id":85131,"date":"2025-10-30T08:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:44:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-02T03:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:01:45","slug":"cve-2025-32345-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-contentprotectiontogglepreferencecontroller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32345-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-contentprotectiontogglepreferencecontroller\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-32345: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in ContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-32345 could potentially allow a secondary user to disable the primary user&#8217;s deceptive app scanning setting due to a logic error in the ContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController&#8217;s updateState method. This could lead to a local escalation of privileges without needing additional execution privileges. It is a significant concern as it could result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41667-potential-system-compromise-via-file-access-exploitation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92180\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage, impacting any organization or individual using the affected software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-32345<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS score 7.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Local escalation of privilege, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30376-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-microsoft-office-excel-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91956\">potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3519123172\" 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>ContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a logic error in the updateState method of ContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController.java. A secondary user can exploit this logic error to disable the deceptive app scanning setting of the primary user. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3848-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wp-smartpay-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92066\">vulnerability<\/a> does not require any user interaction or additional execution privileges, making it easy for attackers to exploit it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3144393357\" 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 pseudocode and not an actual exploit:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">public class Exploit {\npublic static void main(String[] args) {\n\/\/ Create a secondary user instance\nUser secondaryUser = new User(&quot;secondary&quot;);\n\/\/ Get the instance of ContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController\nContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController controller =\nContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController.getInstance();\n\/\/ Exploit the vulnerability in updateState method\ncontroller.updateState(&quot;primary&quot;, secondaryUser);\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the `updateState` method is called with the primary user&#8217;s ID and the secondary user&#8217;s instance. The logic error in this method allows the secondary user to disable the primary user&#8217;s deceptive app scanning setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to apply the vendor patch immediately to fix the issue. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, users can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-32345 could potentially allow a secondary user to disable the primary user&#8217;s deceptive app scanning setting due to a logic error in the ContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController&#8217;s updateState method. This could lead to a local escalation of privileges without needing additional execution privileges. 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