CVE-2025-25589

8.1 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

This XXE injection vulnerability in yimioa's XML parsing component allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading malicious XML files. It affects all yimioa versions before v2024.07.04. Attackers could potentially gain full control of affected systems.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • yimioa
Versions: All versions before v2024.07.04
Operating Systems: Any OS running yimioa
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Vulnerability exists in the /weixin/aes/XMLParse.java component when processing XML files.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within the network.

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Likely Case

File system access, sensitive data disclosure, and potential server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks.

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If Mitigated

Limited information disclosure through XXE if proper input validation and XML parser hardening are implemented.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Requires ability to supply crafted XML files to the vulnerable component. No public exploit code available at this time.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: v2024.07.04 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://gitee.com/r1bbit/yimioa/issues/IBI81R

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Upgrade yimioa to version v2024.07.04 or later. 2. Verify the XMLParse.java component has been updated to disable XXE processing. 3. Test XML parsing functionality after upgrade.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable XXE in XML parser

all

Configure XML parser to disable external entity processing

Set XML parser properties: FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING = true, DISALLOW_DOCTYPE_DECL = true

Input validation and filtering

all

Implement strict validation of XML input before processing

Validate XML files against schema, reject files with DOCTYPE declarations or external entity references

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement network segmentation to isolate yimioa instances
  • Deploy web application firewall (WAF) with XXE protection rules

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check yimioa version and examine XMLParse.java for XXE vulnerability patterns

Check Version:

Check application version in yimioa configuration or about page

Verify Fix Applied:

Test XML parsing with malicious payloads containing external entity references

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual XML file uploads
  • External entity resolution attempts in logs
  • Unexpected outbound connections from yimioa

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to internal resources from yimioa server
  • Unexpected file retrieval patterns

SIEM Query:

source="yimioa" AND ("DOCTYPE" OR "ENTITY" OR "SYSTEM")

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