Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-5498slackero phpwcms Custom Source Tab cnt21.readform.inc.php is_file deserialization

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity unsafe deserialization in phpwcms from slackero. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in slackero phpwcms up to 1.9.45/1.10.8. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function file_get_contents/is_file of the file include/inc_lib/content/cnt21.readform.inc.php of the component Custom Source Tab. The manipulation of the argument cpage_custom leads to deserialization. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.9.46 and 1.10.9 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
slackero phpwcms 1.9.01.9.11.9.21.9.31.9.41.9.51.9.61.9.7

Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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