CVE-2025-9397
Published: 24 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-9397 is a low-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Vvveb Vvveb. Its CVSS base score is 2.1 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Web Shell (T1505.003); ranked at the 28.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-28844
Vulnerability details
A weakness has been identified in givanz Vvveb up to 1.0.7.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file /system/traits/media.php. Executing manipulation of the argument files[] can lead to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has…
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been made available to the public and could be exploited. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue. The code maintainer explains, that "[he] fixed the code to remove this vulnerability and will make a new release".
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload in Vvveb CMS (/system/traits/media.php) enables remote exploitation of public-facing web applications (T1190), uploading web shells for execution (T1100, T1505.003) or persistence, and staging malware/tools (T1608.001, T1608.002) via PHP file rename for RCE, as noted in advisories.
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.
This control enforces ownership-based restrictions on portable storage device use, directly implementing access control over media insertion into organizational systems.
Hardware write-protect enforces access control on critical resources (e.g., firmware) independent of software state.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.