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CVE-2025-9401: HuangDou UTCMS · Incorrect Comparison

Affects HuangDou UTCMSSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 6.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HuangDou UTCMSAffected
  • =9
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately audit their use of HuangDou UTCMS to identify any instances of version 9 in their environments. 2) Implement Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious requests targeting the login.php component, especially those manipulating the 'code' parameter. 3) Enhance monitoring and logging around authentication attempts to detect anomalies indicative of exploitation attempts. 4) Consider deploying multi-factor authentication (MFA) on administrative accounts to reduce the risk of unauthorized access even if the vulnerability is exploited. 5) If feasible, isolate or sandbox affected systems to minimize potential lateral movement. 6) Engage with HuangDou or third-party security providers for potential unofficial patches or mitigations. 7) Plan for an upgrade or migration to a more secure CMS platform if continued use of UTCMS 9 is unavoidable. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, detection, and compensating controls tailored to the vulnerability's nature and exploitation complexity.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in HuangDou UTCMS 9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file app/modules/ut-frame/admin/login.php of the component Login. Such manipulation of the argument code leads to incorrect comparison. The attack can be executed remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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