CVE-2025-46078
Published: 29 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-46078 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Huocms Huocms. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 47.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-16377
Vulnerability details
HuoCMS V3.5.1 and before is vulnerable to file upload, which allows attackers to take control of the target server
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The authenticated file upload vulnerability with directory traversal enables arbitrary file writes to web-accessible directories, allowing deployment of web shells for server control (T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application; T1505.003: Web Shell).
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.