# CVE-2025-53509: Advantech iView Argument Injection

> Authenticated attackers can inject arguments into the restoreDatabase function to disclose sensitive database credentials.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pw4m-7r53-w9mr

## What is CVE-2025-53509?

CVE-2025-53509 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Advantech iView, published on 10 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in Advantech iView that allows for argument 
injection in the NetworkServlet.restoreDatabase(). This issue requires 
an authenticated attacker with at least user-level privileges. An input 
parameter can be used directly in a command without proper sanitization,
 allowing arbitrary arguments to be injected. This can result in 
information disclosure, including sensitive database credentials.

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53509?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Advantech Iview.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-53509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-53509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Advantech iView

- [CVE-2022-2143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2143/): Advantech iView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32930/): Missing authorization in iView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22652/): Missing authorization in Advantech iView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22658/): SQL injection in Advantech iView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-16245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16245/): Path traversal in Advantech iView (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-53509 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-53509 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Advantech iView, published on 10 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Advantech iView. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53509/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53509/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53509
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53509
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53509

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53509/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.