CVE-2025-43880VulnerabilityPublished 25 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-43880: GROWI · ReDoS

Affects GROWISource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium : upgrade to 7.1.6 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score

4.3Medium

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 7.1.6

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

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

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, 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: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
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 impacted component 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 impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jun 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

Upgrade weseek/growi to 7.1.6.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubweseek/growi`pkg:github/weseek/growi`Other threats	Affected <7.1.6	Fixed in 7.1.6

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AI-suggested

Upgrade GROWI installations to version 7.1.6 or later, where this vulnerability is addressed.

Implement strict access controls and monitor user activities to detect unusual patterns that may indicate attempts to exploit the vulnerability.

Apply rate limiting or input validation on user-submitted content to reduce the risk of triggering inefficient regular expressions.

Use Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious payloads targeting regular expression processing.

Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability scans focusing on GROWI deployments to identify outdated versions or misconfigurations.

Educate users on secure usage practices and the importance of safeguarding their credentials to prevent unauthorized access.

Consider isolating GROWI instances in segmented network zones to limit the impact of potential DoS attacks on broader infrastructure.

Description

Inefficient regular expression complexity issue exists in GROWI prior to v7.1.6. If exploited, a logged-in user may cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Impact

For European organizations using GROWI, particularly those relying on it for internal documentation, knowledge sharing, or collaborative workflows, this vulnerability poses a risk of service disruption. A successful exploitation could degrade system responsiveness or cause outages, impacting productivity and potentially delaying critical business processes. Since the attack requires authenticated access, the threat is primarily from insider threats or compromised user accounts. Organizations with large user bases or those integrating GROWI into critical operational environments may experience amplified effects. The denial of service could also affect regulatory compliance if documentation access is mandated for audit or operational continuity. However, the lack of impact on confidentiality or integrity reduces risks related to data breaches or manipulation. The medium severity suggests that while the threat is not critical, it should not be ignored, especially in environments where availability is crucial.

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