CVE-2018-25245 7 Tik 1.0.1.0 Denial of Service via Search

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers can crash the 7 Tik application by submitting excessively long input strings to the search functionality, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-25245?

CVE-2018-25245 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in 7Tik 7 Tik, published on 4 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

7 Tik 1.0.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by submitting excessively long input strings to the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 7700 characters into the search bar to trigger an application crash.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25245?

How do I fix CVE-2018-25245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-25245 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25245 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vj4g-qpp7-2f4f.

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