CVE-2025-54473
Published: 15 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-54473 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Phoca Commander (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.2 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 26.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-25021
Vulnerability details
An authenticated RCE vulnerability in Phoca Commander component 1.0.0-4.0.0 and 5.0.0-5.0.1 for Joomla was discovered. The issue allows code execution via the unzip feature.
- 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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.