CVE-2025-34086 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Bolt CMS versions 3.7.0 and earlier. An authenticated attacker can inject PHP code into the displayname field, then manipulate cached session files to create an executable web shell, leading to full system compromise. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss, and is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction. While not currently on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, and the vulnerability has significant community discussion, suggesting a high potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boltcms:bolt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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