CVE-2025-5499 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting slackero phpwcms versions up to 1.9.45 and 1.10.8, specifically within the image_resized.php file's is_file/getimagesize function when handling the 'imgfile' argument. This flaw allows for remote exploitation with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 9.8). While public exploit disclosure exists, there are no known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules, and it is not currently on CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion is minimal, and there is no media coverage, but immediate patching to versions 1.9.46 or 1.10.9 is strongly recommended.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpwcms:phpwcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.10.2, < 1.10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpwcms:phpwcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.