Is CVE-2025-5497 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-5497 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-5497?

CVE-2025-5497 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-5497?

CVE-2025-5497 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5497?

Upgrade phpwcms to 1.10.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-5497

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability was detected in slackero phpwcms up to 1.9.45/1.10.8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file include/inc_module/mod_feedimport/inc/processing.inc.php of the component Feedimport Module. Performing manipulation of the argument cnt_text results in deserialization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.9.46 and 1.10.9 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is named 41a72eca0baa9d9d0214fec97db2400bc082d2a9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

How to fix

Remediation Available

phpwcmsNVD

Affected:< 1.10.8Fixed in:1.10.8CVE-2025-5497derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Release Notes1

github.com

Other references1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.