Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-15153

Pbootcms ≤ 3.2.12

Public PoC
Published
28 December 2025
Modified
29 April 2026
CVSS Score v4 2.9
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Raw vectorCVSS: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/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0044 37th percentile
Risk Priority 25 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-15153 is a low-severity Forced Browsing (CWE-425) vulnerability in Pbootcms Pbootcms. Its CVSS base score is 2.9 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 37th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-24 (Access Control Decisions) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A weakness has been identified in PbootCMS up to 3.2.12. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /data/pbootcms.db of the component SQLite Database. Executing a manipulation can lead to files or directories accessible. It is possible to launch the…

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attack remotely. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Modifying the configuration settings is advised.

CWE(s)
CWE-425CWE-552

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1039 Data from Network Shared Drive Collection
Adversaries may search network shares on computers they have compromised to find files of interest.
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T1119 Automated Collection Collection
Once established within a system or network, an adversary may use automated techniques for collecting internal data.
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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.
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T1530 Data from Cloud Storage Collection
Adversaries may access data from cloud storage.
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T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2024-12789Same product: Pbootcms Pbootcms
CVE-2023-50082Same product: Pbootcms Pbootcms
CVE-2025-15154Same product: Pbootcms Pbootcms
CVE-2024-42930Same product: Pbootcms Pbootcms

Affected Assets

pbootcms
pbootcms
≤ 3.2.12

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V8.4.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

AC-3 directly requires enforcement of authorizations for access to resources such as URLs, scripts, and files, structurally preventing forced browsing.

AC-24 Access Control Decisions good match

AC-24 requires that access-control decisions be applied to every request, addressing the missing enforcement on restricted URLs.

AC-6 Least Privilege good match

AC-6 limits granted privileges, reducing the chance that files or directories become reachable by external parties.

AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement partial match

AC-4 enforces information flow rules that can block unauthorized external access to files or directories.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 full match
prevents

Directly requires policy-driven definition, enforcement, and review of authorizations on resources such as URLs.

PR.IR-01 mostly match
prevents

Protects environments from unauthorized logical access, which includes preventing direct requests to restricted paths.

PR.DS-01 partial match
prevents

Data-at-rest protections such as encryption or ACLs reduce the impact of unintended file exposure.

PR.PS-01 partial match
prevents

Hardened configuration baselines commonly include file-system permission settings that limit external access.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect forced-browsing flaws, but the control itself does not prevent them in production.

A.8.3 Information access restriction mostly match
prevents

Information access restriction implements the technical enforcement that directly blocks unauthorized direct requests.

A.5.11 Return of assets partial match
mitigates

By tracing and retrieving all copies of information stored on endpoint and portable devices, the control reduces the likelihood that files remain accessible outside the organization’s security perimeter.

A.5.12 Classification of information partial match
mitigates

Labeling information according to its sensitivity and specifying corresponding protection measures makes it less probable that files or directories containing sensitive content will be left accessible to external parties.

A.5.15 Access control partial match
prevents

Access control policy directly requires authorization checks on all resources, preventing forced browsing.

A.5.18 Access rights partial match
degrades

Managing access rights ensures every URL/script/file is explicitly authorized, mitigating direct request attacks.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (2 rules)
  • V-248579 OL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-552
  • V-248597 There must be no "shosts.equiv" files on the OL 8 operating system. prevents CWE-552

References