Authenticated arbitrary image attachment via unchecked post identifier
Published Nov 12, 2025 · Updated Nov 12, 2025
Authorization bypass in AyeCode Ltd GeoDirectory 2.8.139 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to attach images to arbitrary posts. The post_attachment_upload function trusted a user-controlled post_id and inserted the uploaded attachment without verifying that the current user could edit the target post. Author-level access is required, and exploitation changes another post's image attachments without disclosing data or interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in AyeCode Ltd GeoDirectory 2.8.139 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to attach images to arbitrary posts. The post_attachment_upload function trusted a user-controlled post_id and inserted the uploaded attachment without verifying that the current user could edit the target post. Author-level access is required, and exploitation changes another post's image attachments without disclosing data or interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-12833
- Published
- Nov 12, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Vendor
- AyeCode Ltd
- Product
- GeoDirectory
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=2.8.139
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