CVE-2025-15448
Published: 05 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-15448 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Cld378632668 Javamall. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-15448 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in cld378632668 JavaMall up to commit 994f1e2b019378ec9444cdf3fce2d5b5f72d28f0. The issue affects the Upload function within the file src/main/java/com/macro/mall/controller/MinioController.java and is associated with CWEs-284 (Improper Access Control) and CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type). The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
An attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability remotely by manipulating the Upload function, leading to unrestricted file uploads. Successful exploitation grants low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing attackers to upload malicious files.
Advisories from VulDB indicate that JavaMall uses a rolling release model, so no specific versions for affected or patched releases are available. The vendor was contacted early regarding disclosure but provided no response. Relevant references include VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.339481, https://vuldb.com/?id.339481, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.721997, plus a GitHub document at https://github.com/zyhzheng500-maker/cve/blob/main/javamall%E4%BB%BB%E6%84%8F%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6%E4%B8%8A%E4%BC%A0.md.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-0917
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in cld378632668 JavaMall up to 994f1e2b019378ec9444cdf3fce2d5b5f72d28f0. This impacts the function Upload of the file src/main/java/com/macro/mall/controller/MinioController.java. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. This product takes the approach of rolling…
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releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload in a public-facing web app directly enables remote exploitation (T1190) and deployment of web shells (T1505.003).
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Mitigating Controls
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Directly requires validation of uploaded file content and type before MinioController accepts the file, blocking the unrestricted upload vector.
Enforces authorization policy on the Upload function so that only permitted file operations and content types are allowed, addressing the improper access control flaw.
Configures the application to permit only the minimum required upload functionality and file extensions, reducing the attack surface exposed by the vulnerable Upload method.