rommapp romm up to 4.0.0-beta3 /api/saves unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in rommapp romm up to 4.0.0-beta3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /api/saves. Executing a manipulation can lead to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-54071. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in rommapp romm up to 4.0.0-beta3. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file /api/saves. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

RomM (ROM Manager) allows users to scan, enrich, browse and play their game collections with a clean and responsive interface. In versions 4.0.0-beta.3 and below, an authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in the /api/saves endpoint. This can lead to Remote Code Execution on the system. The vulnerability permits arbitrary file write operations, allowing attackers to create or modify files at any filesystem location with user-supplied content. A user with viewer role or Scope.ASSETS_WRITE permission or above is required to pass authentication checks. The vulnerability is fixed in version 4.0.0-beta.4.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-54071 since 07/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 4.0.0-beta.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 89248d03805e5fabca78443dd202ff32e0b4d9f3 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-2025-22157). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• rommapp

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• romm

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• 4.0.0-beta1
• 4.0.0-beta2
• 4.0.0-beta3

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/rommapp/romm/

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