Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-65656

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 02 December 2025

Published
02 December 2025
Modified
03 December 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0009 25.5th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-65656 is a critical-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Dcatadmin Dcat Admin. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 25.5th 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 are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-65656, published on 2025-12-02, is a file inclusion vulnerability (CWE-98) affecting dcat-admin versions v2.2.3-beta and earlier. The flaw is located in the admin/src/Extend/VersionManager.php component of this PHP-based admin panel framework.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating it can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation enables high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically through arbitrary file inclusion that may lead to remote code execution on the affected server.

Mitigation guidance is available in associated advisories, including the official dcat-admin repository at https://github.com/jqhph/dcat-admin and a dedicated CVE document at https://github.com/lznlol/operation-log/blob/main/CVE-2025-65656.md, which likely detail patches or upgrade instructions for vulnerable installations.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

dcat-admin v2.2.3-beta and before is vulnerable to file inclusion in admin/src/Extend/VersionManager.php.

CWE(s)
CWE-98

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.
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Why these techniques?

File inclusion vulnerability in dcat-admin web application (admin/src/Extend/VersionManager.php) enables exploitation of a public-facing application for remote code execution or arbitrary file inclusion.

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Affected Assets

dcatadmin
dcat admin
≤ 1.7.9 · 2.0.0 — 2.2.3

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly requires identification, reporting, and correction of the file inclusion flaw in dcat-admin's VersionManager.php to eliminate the vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Mandates validation of file path inputs to the vulnerable PHP component, preventing arbitrary local or remote file inclusion by unauthenticated attackers.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure baseline configuration settings for PHP, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit the scope of file inclusion exploitation.

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