CVE-2025-14837VulnerabilityPublished 17 Dec 2025Updated 24 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-14837: ZZCMS · Code Injection

Affects ZZCMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
ZZCMS	Affected =2025	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately restrict access to the /admin/siteconfig.php endpoint to trusted administrators only, ideally through network segmentation or VPN access. 2. Implement strict input validation and sanitization for the 'icp' parameter to prevent code injection attempts. 3. Monitor logs for unusual or unauthorized access patterns targeting the Backend Website Settings Module. 4. Employ Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious payloads targeting the 'icp' parameter. 5. Enforce strong authentication and privilege management to minimize the number of users with high privileges (PR:H) required for exploitation. 6. Regularly audit and update ZZCMS installations and monitor vendor announcements for official patches or security updates. 7. Consider deploying intrusion detection systems (IDS) to identify exploitation attempts. 8. Conduct security awareness training for administrators to recognize and report suspicious activities. 9. If possible, temporarily disable or limit functionality of the vulnerable module until a patch is available. 10. Prepare incident response plans to quickly address any exploitation attempts.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in ZZCMS 2025. Affected by this issue is the function stripfxg of the file /admin/siteconfig.php of the component Backend Website Settings Module. Such manipulation of the argument icp leads to code injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2025-14837 is the potential for remote code execution within the backend administrative environment of ZZCMS 2025, which could allow attackers with elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code. This could lead to unauthorized changes to website configurations, data manipulation, or further system compromise. Although the vulnerability requires high privileges, if an attacker gains such access (e.g., via credential theft or privilege escalation), they could leverage this flaw to maintain persistence, deploy malware, or pivot within the network. The limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts suggest that the vulnerability alone may not lead to full system compromise but could be a critical component in a multi-stage attack. Organizations worldwide using ZZCMS 2025 for content management are at risk, especially those with weak internal access controls or exposed administrative interfaces. The lack of known exploits in the wild currently reduces immediate risk, but public disclosure increases the likelihood of future exploitation attempts. Failure to address this vulnerability could result in reputational damage, data breaches, and operational disruptions.

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