CVE-2025-46359
Published: 31 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-46359 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Alfasado Powercms. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 20.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
A path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-46359 affects the backup and restore feature in multiple versions of PowerCMS. The flaw, assigned CWE-22, permits a product administrator to restore a specially crafted backup file that traverses directories and results in arbitrary code execution on the server.
An authenticated administrator with access to the restore function can supply a malicious backup archive over the network. Successful exploitation grants full control over the application and underlying system, producing high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability as reflected in the CVSS 8.6 rating.
Vendor advisories at the referenced URLs describe the issue and direct users to updated releases (PowerCMS 6.71, 5.31, and 4.61) that correct the path-handling logic in the restore process. The associated EPSS score has remained low and stable at 0.0128 with no observed increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-23245
Vulnerability details
A path traversal issue exists in backup and restore feature of multiple versions of PowerCMS. A product administrator may execute arbitrary code by restoring a crafted backup file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.