Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-1024

HighPublic PoC

Published: 19 February 2025

Published
19 February 2025
Modified
25 February 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
EPSS Score 0.0017 37.7th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-1024 is a high-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Churchcrm Churchcrm. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 37.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability exists in ChurchCRM 5.13.0 that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser via Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the EditEventAttendees.php page. This requires Administration privileges and affects the EID parameter. The flaw allows an…

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attacker to steal session cookies, perform actions on behalf of an authenticated user, and gain unauthorized access to the application.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access
An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.
Why these techniques?

The reflected XSS vulnerability (CVE-2025-1024) in ChurchCRM enables exploitation of a public-facing web application (T1190) to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an authenticated administrator's browser, facilitating theft of session cookies (T1539) for unauthorized access and actions on behalf of the victim.

Affected Assets

churchcrm
churchcrm
≤ 5.13.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-79

Penetration testing probes authentication mechanisms for bypasses, allowing identification and fixing of improper authentication issues.

addresses: CWE-287

Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.

addresses: CWE-287

Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.

addresses: CWE-287

Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.

addresses: CWE-287

Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287

Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.

addresses: CWE-287

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

addresses: CWE-287

Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.

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