CVE-2025-8117VulnerabilityPublished 30 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-8117: Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS · Missing Initialization of Resource

Affects Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High · end of life, no fix coming : replace or isolate Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS; no fix will be released.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

8.7High

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: None coming – the product is end of life

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: High
Vulnerable system availability: None
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: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the vulnerable system. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence 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.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Sep 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.

Poland

What to do

No fix will be released: Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS is end of life. Replace it, or isolate it from untrusted networks until you can.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the end-of-life status of PAD CMS and absence of patches, affected organizations should prioritize migrating to a supported and secure CMS platform. In the interim, organizations should implement strict network segmentation to isolate the CMS from critical internal systems and restrict access to the CMS administration interfaces via IP whitelisting or VPN. Employ multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all administrative accounts to reduce the risk of unauthorized access. Monitor logs for unusual password change activities and implement alerting for suspicious account modifications. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify any exploitation attempts. If migration is not immediately feasible, consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block exploitation attempts targeting the password recovery functionality. Educate users and administrators about the risks and signs of compromise related to this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2025-8117 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS affecting all three templates (www, bip, www+bip). The vulnerability arises from improper initialization of a parameter used in the password recovery process, enabling attackers to change passwords for any user who has not previously used the reset password functionality. Exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction and can be performed remotely over the network. The product is end-of-life, and no patches will be issued, increasing the risk for organizations still using this CMS. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized account takeover, compromising confidentiality and integrity of user accounts and potentially the entire CMS. European organizations using PAD CMS, especially in Poland and neighboring countries, are at heightened risk. Mitigation requires immediate migration to alternative CMS platforms or implementing compensating controls such as network segmentation and strict access controls. Given the lack of available patches and ease of exploitation, this vulnerability demands urgent attention from defenders.

Impact

For European organizations, especially those in Poland and countries with public sector entities or institutions using PAD CMS, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. Unauthorized password changes can lead to account takeovers, exposing sensitive personal data, internal communications, or administrative controls. This can result in data breaches, loss of trust, regulatory penalties under GDPR, and disruption of services. Since the CMS is used in government and public administration contexts (implied by the bip template, commonly used for public information in Poland), the impact on public sector organizations could be severe, affecting citizen services and critical information dissemination. The inability to patch the product increases the risk of long-term exploitation and persistent threats. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to establish footholds, escalate privileges, or conduct further attacks within organizational networks.

Summary

CVE-2025-8117 is a vulnerability classified under CWE-909 (Missing Initialization of Resource) found in the Polska Akademia Dostępności (PAD) CMS, a content management system used primarily in Poland. The flaw stems from improper initialization of a parameter involved in the password recovery mechanism across all three templates (www, bip, and www+bip). This improper initialization allows an attacker to bypass normal password reset procedures and change the password of any user account that has not previously initiated a password reset. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without requiring authentication or user interaction, making it highly accessible to threat actors. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7, reflecting its critical impact on confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability. The PAD CMS product is end-of-life, and the vendor has explicitly stated no patches will be released, leaving users exposed. This vulnerability could be leveraged to gain unauthorized access to administrative or user accounts, potentially leading to data breaches, defacement, or further compromise of connected systems. The lack of known exploits in the wild currently provides a small window for mitigation, but the risk remains significant due to the ease of exploitation and absence of vendor support.

CWE-909Missing Initialization of Resource (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: Medium
The product does not initialize a critical resource.
Implementation
Explicitly initialize the resource before use. If this is performed through an API function or standard procedure, follow all specified steps.
Implementation
Pay close attention to complex conditionals that affect initialization, since some branches might not perform the initialization.
Implementation
Avoid race conditions (CWE-362) during initialization routines.
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

cert.pl/posts/2025/09/CVE-2025-7063 (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 7 Oct 2025, 11:29 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-909

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