{"id":86770,"date":"2026-03-25T03:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:43:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-8912-arbitrary-file-reading-vulnerability-in-organization-portal-system-by-wellchoose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8912-arbitrary-file-reading-vulnerability-in-organization-portal-system-by-wellchoose\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-8912: Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability in Organization Portal System by WellChoose<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This report focuses on a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-8912, found in the Organization Portal System developed by WellChoose. This vulnerability, if exploited, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to download arbitrary system files, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. As such, it poses a serious risk to any organizations using affected versions of the portal system.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-8912
\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Organization Portal System by WellChoose | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability lies within the Organization Portal System\u2019s file handling system, specifically its mishandling of file paths. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability using an Absolute Path Traversal attack, manipulating the file path input to navigate outside of the intended directory and gain access to arbitrary system files. This could lead to the downloading of sensitive files, thus potentially compromising the system or leaking data.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited is shown below:<\/p>\n

GET \/file?path=\/..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-organization-portal.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
In the above example, the attacker is trying to download the “passwd” file, which is a critical system file containing user account details. The path includes multiple instances of “..\/”, which is a special directory name used to move up one directory level. This allows the attacker to traverse the directory tree upwards to the root directory and then into sensitive system directories.<\/p>\n
Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n
WellChoose has released a patch to address this vulnerability, which organizations should apply immediately to all affected systems. As a temporary mitigation, organizations could also employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to block or alert on any suspicious file path requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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