Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-13787ZenTao File control.php delete privileges management
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in ZenTao. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw has been found in ZenTao up to 21.7.6-8564. The affected element is the function file::delete of the file module/file/control.php of the component File Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument fileID can lead to improper privilege management. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 21.7.7 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-333791 | ZenTao File control.php delete privileges management vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-333791 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #689892 | Zentao PMS <=21.7.6-85642 Privilege Escalation third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ez-lbz/ez-lbz.github.io/issues/1 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ez-lbz/ez-lbz.github.io/issues/1#issuecomment-3540423868 issue-tracking
- https://www.zentao.net/extension-buyext-1601-download.html patch