VulnerabilityPublished 30 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-15241: CloudPanel Community Edition · Open Redirect

Affects CloudPanel Community EditionSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
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: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within 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: None: There is no impact to availability within 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 30 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 26 Oct 2026.

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
GitHubcloudpanel-io/cloudpanel-ce`pkg:github/cloudpanel-io/cloudpanel-ce`Other threats	Affected =2.5.0 =2.5.1	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, affected organizations should immediately upgrade CloudPanel Community Edition to version 2.5.2 or later, where the open redirect issue has been fixed. Additionally, organizations should implement strict URL validation and sanitization on all user-controllable inputs, especially those related to HTTP headers like Referer. Web application firewalls (WAFs) can be configured to detect and block suspicious redirect patterns. Security awareness training should be provided to administrative users to recognize phishing attempts and avoid clicking on suspicious links, particularly those purporting to come from internal management interfaces. Monitoring web server logs for unusual redirect activity can help detect exploitation attempts. Finally, organizations should consider implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) on administrative portals to reduce the risk of credential compromise resulting from phishing.

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in CloudPanel Community Edition up to 2.5.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /admin/users of the component HTTP Header Handler. Such manipulation of the argument Referer leads to open redirect. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.5.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact of this vulnerability lies in the potential for phishing and social engineering attacks. Attackers can exploit the open redirect to craft URLs that appear to originate from trusted CloudPanel administrative interfaces, thereby increasing the likelihood that users will click on malicious links. This can lead to credential theft, unauthorized access, or malware infections. Organizations relying on CloudPanel Community Edition for server or hosting management may see increased risk to their administrative users and indirectly to their infrastructure. While the vulnerability does not directly compromise system confidentiality or availability, the resulting phishing attacks can lead to broader security incidents. The medium severity rating reflects the moderate risk, given the ease of exploitation and the requirement for user interaction. The impact is heightened in sectors with high reliance on web-based management tools, such as hosting providers, managed service providers, and enterprises with in-house server management.

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