Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-5243 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Gov (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 27% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2025-5243 is a critical-severity vulnerability combining unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types and OS command injection in the SMG Software Information Portal. The flaw, tracked under CWE-434 and CWE-78, permits code injection, web shell deployment, and arbitrary code inclusion. It affects all versions of the Information Portal prior to the 13.06.2025 release and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0 reflecting network-accessible exploitation without authentication or user interaction.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can upload malicious files and execute operating-system commands on the server, resulting in full compromise of the affected web application and underlying host. The changed scope in the CVSS vector indicates that successful exploitation can impact resources beyond the vulnerable component itself.
Turkish government advisories published by USOM and the National Cyber Security Centre reference the issue under identifier TR-25-0174 and direct administrators to apply the vendor-supplied update that removes the affected versions. The associated EPSS score remains low and unchanged at 0.0232 with no observed upward trajectory after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-22515
Vulnerability Data
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in SMG Software Information Portal allows Code Injection, Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server, Code Inclusion. This…
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issue affects Information Portal: before 13.06.2025.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.
Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.
Malicious-code protection at entry points blocks dangerous file types from being accepted and executed.
Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.
Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.
Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.
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.
Restricting execution of unauthorized software directly blocks dangerous uploaded files from running.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.
Hardened configuration baselines can enforce allowed file types and processing rules.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
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.
Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.
Secure-coding guidelines and security testing explicitly address restrictions on allowed file types and upload handling, reducing the risk that dangerous file uploads are accepted without validation.
Mandated testing for malicious content and known vulnerabilities reduces the likelihood that an outsourced component will contain or accept dangerous file types that could later be uploaded or executed.
Application allow-listing and pre-use scanning of received files directly blocks the introduction of executable content that has not been vetted, eliminating the primary vector for unrestricted dangerous file uploads.