Atheos up to 6.0.3 execute.php escapeshellcmd os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Atheos up to 6.0.3. The impacted element is the function escapeshellcmd of the file /components/codegit/traits/execute.php. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-49008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Atheos up to 6.0.3. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function escapeshellcmd of the file /components/codegit/traits/execute.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Atheos is a self-hosted browser-based cloud integrated development environment. Prior to version 6.0.4, improper use of `escapeshellcmd()` in `/components/codegit/traits/execute.php` allows argument injection, leading to arbitrary command execution. Atheos administrators and users of vulnerable versions are at risk of data breaches or server compromise. Version 6.0.4 introduces a `Common::safe_execute` function that sanitizes all arguments using `escapeshellarg()` prior to execution and migrated all components potentially vulnerable to similar exploits to use this new templated execution system.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-49008 since 05/29/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Upgrading to version 6.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7e6c0eb45fa6d04d786a0037389540f2638fe792 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-16939). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Atheos

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• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/Atheos/Atheos/

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