CVE-2025-54752VulnerabilityPublished 31 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-54752: Alfasado PowerCMS · CSV Injection

Affects Alfasado PowerCMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
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: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
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 impacted component.
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 on 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 31 Jul 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 2026-10-26.

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

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability effectively, European organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Upgrade PowerCMS to a version where this vulnerability is patched once available; until then, restrict CSV export functionality to trusted users only. 2) Implement input validation and sanitization on user-generated content to prevent malicious formula injection before CSV generation. 3) Educate users to avoid opening CSV files directly in spreadsheet applications without first verifying the source and content, and encourage opening CSV files in text editors or using spreadsheet settings that disable automatic formula execution. 4) Configure spreadsheet applications to disable automatic formula evaluation or enable security features such as Protected View or macro restrictions. 5) Employ network-level controls to monitor and restrict the download of CSV files from untrusted sources. 6) Use Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools to detect and block potentially malicious CSV files containing formula injections. 7) Monitor logs and user activities for unusual CSV export or download patterns that could indicate exploitation attempts. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on both application-level hardening and end-user behavior adjustments tailored to this specific vulnerability.

Description

Multiple versions of PowerCMS improperly neutralize formula elements in a CSV file. If a product user creates a malformed entry and a victim user downloads it as a CSV file and opens it in the user's environment, the embedded code may be executed.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-54752 can be significant, particularly in sectors relying heavily on CMS platforms for content management and data export, such as media, publishing, education, and government agencies. The vulnerability could enable attackers to execute malicious code on end-user machines via trusted CSV files, potentially leading to data breaches, unauthorized access to sensitive information, or disruption of business operations. Given the medium CVSS score (6.5) and the requirement for user interaction, the risk is moderate but non-negligible. The scope change indicates that the compromise could extend beyond the CMS itself, affecting client endpoints and possibly internal networks if lateral movement is achieved. European organizations with strict data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR) must consider the confidentiality implications, as exploitation could result in unauthorized data exposure and regulatory penalties. Additionally, the reliance on CSV files for data interchange in many European enterprises increases the likelihood of exposure if proper handling and validation are not enforced.

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