CVE-2025-14016
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in macrozheng mall-swarm allows unauthorized deletion of user read history records through improper authorization in the delete function. Attackers can remotely exploit this to delete data without proper permissions. All users running affected versions are impacted.
💻 Affected Systems
- macrozheng mall-swarm
📦 What is this software?
Mall Swarm by Macrozheng
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Malicious actors could delete all user read history data, causing data loss and potential service disruption.
Likely Case
Targeted deletion of specific user history records, potentially affecting user experience and data integrity.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper authorization controls and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly disclosed and manipulation of the 'ids' parameter leads to improper authorization.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Vendor was contacted but did not respond. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Authorization Check
allAdd proper authorization validation before processing delete requests
Modify source code to validate user permissions before executing delete operation
Restrict Access to Endpoint
linuxApply network-level restrictions to limit access to vulnerable endpoint
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [PORT] -m string --string "/member/readHistory/delete" --algo bm -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized delete requests
- Monitor and alert on suspicious delete operations from the affected endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running macrozheng mall-swarm version 1.0.3 or earlier and test if unauthorized delete requests to /member/readHistory/delete are successfulCheck Version:
Check application configuration files or deployment manifests for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test that proper authorization checks are in place and unauthorized delete requests are rejected📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple DELETE requests to /member/readHistory/delete from unauthorized users
- Unusual patterns of read history deletions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP DELETE requests to vulnerable endpoint with manipulated ids parameter
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/member/readHistory/delete" AND method="DELETE" AND NOT user IN authorized_users