CVE-2025-60833VulnerabilityPublished 8 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-60833: n/a

Source 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: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

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

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: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
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: 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: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Oct 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 CVE-2025-60833, organizations should immediately implement the following measures: 1) Disable XML external entity processing in all XML parsers used by the application, ensuring that external entity resolution is turned off or restricted. 2) Validate and sanitize all XML inputs rigorously, employing allowlists for expected XML content and rejecting malformed or unexpected entities. 3) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block malicious XML payloads indicative of XXE attacks. 4) Restrict network access to the /mall/wxpay/pay endpoint to trusted sources only, minimizing exposure to external attackers. 5) Monitor logs for unusual XML parsing errors or suspicious activity related to the payment component. 6) Engage with the software vendor or community to obtain patches or updates as soon as they become available and apply them promptly. 7) Conduct security assessments and penetration testing focused on XML processing components to identify similar weaknesses. 8) Consider isolating the payment processing environment within segmented network zones to limit lateral movement in case of compromise.

Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the /mall/wxpay/pay component of uzy-ssm-mall v1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying crafted XML data.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-60833 could be substantial, especially for those using the uzy-ssm-mall platform or similar e-commerce solutions that incorporate the vulnerable component. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive customer payment information, financial data leakage, and disruption of payment services. This could result in financial losses, reputational damage, regulatory penalties under GDPR for data breaches, and operational downtime. Retailers and payment processors are particularly at risk, as attackers could manipulate transactions or deploy ransomware after gaining code execution. The vulnerability's ability to execute arbitrary code remotely without authentication means attackers could pivot to other internal systems, escalating the breach impact. Given the increasing reliance on digital payment platforms in Europe, this vulnerability could undermine trust in e-commerce services and cause significant business interruptions.

CWE-91XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
SQL Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention in Java (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XML Injection (opens in a new tab)
XPath Injection (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 8 Oct 2025, 14:12 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-91

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