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CVE-2025-46359VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-46359: Alfasado PowerCMS · Path Traversal

Affects Alfasado PowerCMSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately audit their PowerCMS installations to identify affected versions (6.7 and earlier). Until a vendor patch is available, organizations should restrict administrative access to trusted personnel only and enforce strong authentication mechanisms, such as multi-factor authentication, to reduce the risk of credential compromise. Backup and restore operations should be closely monitored and logged to detect suspicious activities. Implement file integrity monitoring on critical directories to detect unauthorized changes. Network segmentation can limit access to the CMS administrative interfaces. Organizations should also consider deploying application-layer firewalls or web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block path traversal attempts during restore operations. Once Alfasado Inc. releases a security patch, organizations must prioritize timely deployment. Additionally, conducting regular security awareness training for administrators about the risks of handling backup files and the importance of verifying their integrity can help mitigate insider threats.

Description

A path traversal issue exists in backup and restore feature of multiple versions of PowerCMS. A product administrator may execute arbitrary code by restoring a crafted backup file.

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