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CVE-2025-13573: projectworlds can pass malicious payloads · Improper Access Control

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-13573· Medium 5.3

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 15 Nov 2026, 01:58 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Affects
projectworlds up to 1.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 14 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Users should monitor vendor advisories for updates. In the meantime, restricting file upload permissions, validating and sanitizing file inputs, and applying web application firewall rules to block malicious payloads are recommended as temporary mitigations.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-13573) exists in projectworlds version up to 1.0, specifically in the /add_book.php file. The flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate the 'image' argument to perform unrestricted file uploads. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity level. Public exploit code is available, increasing the risk of exploitation.

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