{"id":87123,"date":"2026-06-14T19:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:03:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-49237-csrf-vulnerability-in-poeditor-allowing-path-traversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49237-csrf-vulnerability-in-poeditor-allowing-path-traversal\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49237: CSRF Vulnerability in POEditor Allowing Path Traversal<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report examines a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-49237, which is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in POEditor. This vulnerability affects versions from n\/a through 0.9.10 of POEditor and could lead to potential system compromise or data leakage. As such, it is of high importance to developers, security analysts, and system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the security of their systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49237<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.4)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Successful exploitation could lead to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-933190098\" 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>POEditor | Up to 0.9.10<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the improper handling of CSRF tokens by POEditor, allowing an attacker to trick a victim into performing an action without their knowledge or consent. Moreover, it allows for Path Traversal, letting an attacker access, read, or modify files on the server that they should not have access to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1463773843\" 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 brief conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited via an HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/poeditor\/path HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;path&quot;: &quot;..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above conceptual example, the attacker is attempting to traverse the file system to access the &#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217; file, which could potentially contain sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The report examines a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-49237, which is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in POEditor. This vulnerability affects versions from n\/a through 0.9.10 of POEditor and could lead to potential system compromise or data leakage. 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