CVE-2025-5552VulnerabilityPublished 4 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-5552: ChestnutCMS · Deserialization

Affects ChestnutCMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.3Medium

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% 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:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
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

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: 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.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 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

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubchestnutcms/chestnutcms`pkg:github/chestnutcms/chestnutcms`Other threats	Affected =15.0 =15.1	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should include restricting access to the /dev-api/groovy/exec endpoint via network controls such as firewalls or API gateways, limiting exposure to trusted IP addresses only. 2. Disable or remove the vulnerable API endpoint if it is not essential for business operations. 3. Conduct a thorough code audit of the API endpoint and related deserialization logic to identify and remediate unsafe deserialization practices. 4. Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual or suspicious requests targeting the /dev-api/groovy/exec path. 5. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block deserialization attack patterns. 6. Engage with the ChestnutCMS vendor or community to obtain patches or updates as soon as they become available. 7. Consider deploying runtime application self-protection (RASP) solutions to detect and prevent exploitation attempts in real time. 8. Educate development and security teams about secure deserialization practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities in future releases.

Description

A vulnerability was found in ChestnutCMS up to 15.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /dev-api/groovy/exec of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Impact

For European organizations using ChestnutCMS versions 15.0 or 15.1, this vulnerability poses a risk of unauthorized remote code execution or manipulation of CMS functionality via the API endpoint. This could lead to data breaches, defacement, or disruption of web services hosted on the CMS. Given the API endpoint is exposed remotely and requires no user interaction, attackers could automate exploitation attempts, potentially impacting availability and integrity of websites or applications relying on ChestnutCMS. Organizations in sectors with high reliance on web content management, such as media, government, and e-commerce, may face operational disruptions and reputational damage. The limited impact scores in confidentiality, integrity, and availability suggest that while the vulnerability is serious, it may not lead to full system compromise without additional conditions. However, the lack of patches and public exploit code means organizations must act proactively to prevent exploitation. The medium severity rating indicates a moderate but actionable risk, especially for organizations with internet-facing ChestnutCMS deployments.

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