CVE-2025-0744
📋 TL;DR
An authenticated attacker can change their subscription plan without payment by manipulating POST requests to the payment endpoint. This affects all EmbedAI installations version 2.1 and below where users have authenticated access to the system.
💻 Affected Systems
- EmbedAI
📦 What is this software?
Embedai by Thesamur
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Massive revenue loss from widespread subscription fraud, potential service degradation from unauthorized premium feature usage, and reputational damage to the organization.
Likely Case
Individual users upgrading their plans without payment, resulting in direct revenue loss and unauthorized access to premium features.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper access controls and payment validation in place, limiting exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access and understanding of the API endpoint structure. No public exploit code is available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: EmbedAI version 2.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-embedai
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Upgrade EmbedAI to version 2.2 or later. 2. Verify the patch is applied by checking the version. 3. Test payment functionality to ensure proper access controls are in place.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary endpoint restriction
allTemporarily block or restrict access to the vulnerable endpoint while awaiting patch
Enhanced monitoring
allImplement additional logging and alerting for suspicious payment endpoint activity
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious POST requests to the payment endpoint
- Add server-side validation to verify payment completion before allowing subscription changes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if EmbedAI version is 2.1 or below. Test if authenticated users can modify subscription plans without completing payment.Check Version:
Check EmbedAI admin panel or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify installation is version 2.2 or later. Test that subscription changes require successful payment validation.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple POST requests to /demos/embedai/pmt_cash_on_delivery/pay from same user without corresponding payment success logs
- Subscription plan changes without payment completion events
Network Indicators:
- Unusual patterns of POST requests to payment endpoint
- Subscription API calls without preceding payment API calls
SIEM Query:
source="embedai" AND (url_path="/demos/embedai/pmt_cash_on_delivery/pay" AND NOT payment_status="success")