Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio up to 9.16.13 ciwweb.pl special elements used in a template engine

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio up to 9.16.13 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file ciwweb.pl. This manipulation causes improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-34300. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sawtooth Lighthouse Studio up to 9.16.13. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file ciwweb.pl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1336. The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A template injection vulnerability exists in Sawtooth Software’s Lighthouse Studio versions prior to 9.16.14 via the  ciwweb.pl http://ciwweb.pl/  Perl web application. Exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was published by Adam Kues. The advisory is shared at sawtoothsoftware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-34300 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1221 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.16.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine
CWE: CWE-1336 / CWE-791 / CWE-790
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lighthouse Studio 9.16.14

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
07/16/2025 +92 days Advisory disclosed
07/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sawtoothsoftware.com
Researcher: Adam Kues
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-34300 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-34300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316585

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2025 16:13
Changes: 07/16/2025 16:13 (68)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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