CVE-2025-7953VulnerabilityPublished 22 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-7953: Sanluan PublicCMS · Open Redirect

Affects Sanluan PublicCMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% 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:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

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: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within 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: None: There is no impact to availability within 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.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 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 2026-10-25.

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
GitHubsanluan/PublicCMS`pkg:github/sanluan/PublicCMS`Other threats	Affected <=5.202506	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

European organizations should promptly apply the available patch (commit f1af17af004ca9345c6fe4d5936d87d008d26e75) to Sanluan PublicCMS to remediate the open redirect vulnerability. Beyond patching, it is recommended to implement strict input validation and sanitization on URL parameters, particularly the 'File' argument in the affected viewer.html component. Employing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can help mitigate the impact of malicious redirects by restricting the domains to which users can be redirected. Organizations should also monitor web server logs for unusual redirect patterns and conduct regular security assessments on public-facing CMS instances. User awareness training to recognize phishing attempts leveraging redirects can reduce the risk of successful exploitation. Finally, consider implementing web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block suspicious redirect attempts targeting this vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sanluan PublicCMS up to 5.202506.a. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file publiccms-parent/publiccms/src/main/webapp/resource/plugins/pdfjs/viewer.html. The manipulation of the argument File leads to open redirect. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named f1af17af004ca9345c6fe4d5936d87d008d26e75. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Impact

For European organizations using Sanluan PublicCMS, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk primarily related to user trust and potential phishing campaigns. Attackers could exploit the open redirect to trick users into visiting malicious websites, potentially leading to credential theft, malware infections, or other social engineering attacks. This can damage brand reputation and user confidence, especially for public-facing websites or portals. While the direct impact on system integrity and availability is low, the indirect consequences through user exploitation can be significant. Organizations in sectors with high user interaction such as e-commerce, government portals, and educational platforms may face increased risk. Additionally, regulatory frameworks like GDPR emphasize protecting user data and preventing fraud, so exploitation could lead to compliance issues if user data is compromised through secondary attacks.

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