CVE-2019-25552 CEWE PHOTO SHOW 6.4.3 Denial of Service via Password Field
Attackers can crash CEWE PHOTO SHOW by pasting an excessively long string into the password field during upload.
- 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-2019-25552?
CVE-2019-25552 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cewe-Photoworld CEWE PHOTO SHOW, published on 21 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CEWE PHOTO SHOW 6.4.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long buffer to the password field. Attackers can paste a large string of repeated characters into the password input during the upload process to trigger an application crash.
Weakness: CWE-836
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cewe Photo Show.
How do I fix CVE-2019-25552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25552 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-2019-25552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w87c-589x-qqc3.