CVE-2025-12613
📋 TL;DR
Cloudinary npm package versions before 2.7.0 are vulnerable to argument injection via ampersand characters in parameter values. Attackers can inject malicious parameters to bypass security controls, manipulate data, or alter application behavior. This affects any application using vulnerable versions of the cloudinary package.
💻 Affected Systems
- cloudinary npm package
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete application compromise allowing data manipulation, security bypass, and potential privilege escalation through injected parameters.
Likely Case
Data manipulation and security control bypass leading to unauthorized access or data corruption.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameter sanitization in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user input containing ampersands reaching vulnerable parameter parsing functions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.0
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary_npm/commit/ec4b65f2b3461365c569198ed6d2cfa61cca4050
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update package.json to require cloudinary version 2.7.0 or higher. 2. Run 'npm update cloudinary'. 3. Restart your application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Sanitization
allSanitize user input to remove or escape ampersand characters before passing to cloudinary functions.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation to reject parameters containing ampersands
- Use WAF rules to block requests with suspicious parameter patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check package.json or run 'npm list cloudinary' to see installed version.Check Version:
npm list cloudinary | grep cloudinaryVerify Fix Applied:
Verify cloudinary version is 2.7.0 or higher using 'npm list cloudinary'.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual parameter patterns in cloudinary API calls
- Multiple ampersands in parameter values
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with excessive or malformed parameters to cloudinary endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="application_logs" AND "cloudinary" AND ("&" OR "%26")