CVE-2025-67168VulnerabilityPublished 17 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-67168: RiteCMS · n/a

Affects RiteCMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% 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:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
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: None: There is no loss of integrity within 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 17 Dec 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
GitHubhandylulu/RiteCMS`pkg:github/handylulu/RiteCMS`Other threats	Affected =3.1.0	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-67168, European organizations should: 1) Upgrade RiteCMS to a version that implements secure password hashing algorithms such as bcrypt, Argon2, or PBKDF2 with appropriate salting and iteration counts. 2) If an upgrade is not immediately possible, implement compensating controls such as encrypting the database at rest with strong encryption and restricting access to the password storage backend. 3) Conduct a thorough audit of user accounts and enforce password resets to invalidate potentially compromised credentials. 4) Monitor access logs and network traffic for suspicious activity indicative of attempts to access or exfiltrate password data. 5) Employ multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the impact of credential compromise. 6) Regularly back up data securely and test restoration procedures to minimize downtime in case of compromise. 7) Educate users and administrators about the risks associated with weak password storage and encourage strong password policies. 8) Implement network segmentation and least privilege principles to limit attacker movement if credentials are compromised.

Description

CVE-2025-67168 is a medium severity vulnerability in RiteCMS v3.1.0 where insecure encryption is used to store passwords. This flaw allows attackers to potentially recover user passwords if they gain access to the stored password data, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction and can be exploited remotely. While no known exploits are currently reported in the wild, the weakness in password storage practices poses a risk to user credential security. European organizations using RiteCMS v3.1.0 should prioritize remediation to prevent credential compromise. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.

Impact

For European organizations using RiteCMS v3.1.0, this vulnerability could lead to the exposure of user credentials if attackers gain access to the CMS database or backup files containing the encrypted passwords. Credential compromise can facilitate unauthorized access to sensitive systems, data breaches, and potential escalation of privileges. Although the vulnerability does not directly affect system integrity or availability, the confidentiality breach can have cascading effects, including reputational damage, regulatory non-compliance (e.g., GDPR violations), and financial losses. Organizations in sectors with high-value targets such as government, finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are particularly at risk. The ease of exploitation without authentication or user interaction increases the threat level, especially in environments where RiteCMS is internet-facing or insufficiently protected. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the potential for future attacks leveraging this weakness.

CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A04:2025: Cryptographic Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product generates a hash for a password, but it uses a scheme that does not provide a sufficient level of computational effort that would make password cracking attacks infeasible or expensive.
Architecture and Design
Use an adaptive hash function that can be configured to change the amount of computational effort needed to compute the hash, such as the number of iterations ("stretching") or the amount of memory required. Some hash functions perform salting automatically.
Implementation · Architecture and Design
When using industry-approved techniques, use them correctly. Don't cut corners by skipping resource-intensive steps (CWE-325). These steps are often essential for preventing common attacks.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Password Storage (opens in a new tab)
Transport Layer Protection (opens in a new tab)
User Privacy Protection (opens in a new tab)
Cryptographic Storage (opens in a new tab)
HSTS (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.4.3 (opens in a new tab)
V2.4.4 (opens in a new tab)
V2.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Rainbow Table Password Cracking (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 24 Dec 2025, 19:33 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-916

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