Advantech iView NetworkServlet.restoreDatabase argument injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advantech iView. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is the function NetworkServlet.restoreDatabase. This manipulation causes argument injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-53509. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advantech iView (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function NetworkServlet.restoreDatabase. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in Advantech iView that allows for argument injection in the NetworkServlet.restoreDatabase(). This issue requires an authenticated attacker with at least user-level privileges. An input parameter can be used directly in a command without proper sanitization, allowing arbitrary arguments to be injected. This can result in information disclosure, including sensitive database credentials.

The weakness was shared by Alex Williams as icsa-25-191-08. The advisory is shared at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-53509 since 07/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/01/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-21076). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Argument injection
CWE: CWE-88 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Timelineinfo

07/02/2025 CVE reserved
07/11/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
07/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/01/2025 +21 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: advantech.com

Advisory: icsa-25-191-08
Researcher: Alex Williams
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-53509 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316069
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2025 07:02
Updated: 08/01/2025 22:00
Changes: 07/11/2025 07:02 (75), 07/11/2025 08:51 (1), 08/01/2025 22:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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