{"id":87034,"date":"2026-06-03T18:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:16:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-57317-prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-apidoc-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57317-prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-apidoc-core\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-57317: Prototype Pollution Vulnerability in apidoc-core<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-57317 vulnerability stems from a prototype pollution issue discovered in the apidoc-core, a core parser library. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 0.15.0. If successfully exploited, attackers can sabotage the system causing denial of service (DoS) or potentially compromising data. Owing to the widespread use of apidoc-core, this vulnerability can have significant impacts on numerous systems and applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-57317<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Denial of Service (DoS), Possible System Compromise, and Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-355549237\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>apidoc-core | versions up to and including 0.15.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability is exploited by an attacker sending a specially crafted payload, which injects properties on Object.prototype in the preProcess function of apidoc-core. The manipulated payload can cause prototype pollution, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition, potential system compromise, and possible data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-604696950\" 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>Potential exploitation of this vulnerability might look like the following pseudocode:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/parse HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;__proto__&quot;: {&quot;crash&quot;: true} }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the payload `{&#8220;__proto__&#8221;: {&#8220;crash&#8221;: true}}` is sent to the vulnerable endpoint (`\/parse`). This payload could lead to prototype pollution and cause a DoS condition or potentially compromise the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommendation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended mitigation against this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch once it is available. If this is not possible immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Regularly updating and patching software is a fundamental part of maintaining cybersecurity and should be a priority for all systems using apidoc-core.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-57317 vulnerability stems from a prototype pollution issue discovered in the apidoc-core, a core parser library. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 0.15.0. If successfully exploited, attackers can sabotage the system causing denial of service (DoS) or potentially compromising data. 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