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Publiccms EUVDEUVD-2025-200089

| CVE-2025-65836 CRITICAL
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2025-12-01 cve@mitre.org
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

Access to internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, or other resources not intended to be publicly accessible. Can lead to data exfiltration or further exploitation. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this represents a critical risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker provides a URL pointing to an internal service (e.g., http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/) through a vulnerable parameter, causing the server to fetch and return internal data.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity + public POC available.
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026

PublicCMS V5.202506.b is vulnerable to SSRF. in the chat interface of SimpleAiAdminController.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 15, 2026 - 13:34 CVSS 9.1

RemediationAI

Validate and whitelist allowed URLs and IP ranges. Block requests to internal/private IP ranges. Use network segmentation to limit server-side request scope.

Affected VersionsENISA

n/a n/a

Affects your stack

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Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Server-Side Request Forgery allows an attacker to induce the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary destinations, including internal services. This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918).

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
PoC Detected
Dec 04, 2025 - 18:09 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Dec 01, 2025 - 20:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.1

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

PublicCMS V5.202506.b contains a critical Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in its chat interface that allows attackers to bypass network controls and access internal systems. With public exploits available and no vendor patch released, this poses an immediate risk to organizations running affected versions, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive internal resources and data exfiltration.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Implement WAF rules to filter SSRF payloads in chat requests; disable the chat feature entirely if not critical; apply network segmentation to isolate PublicCMS from internal systems and sensitive resources; restrict outbound connections from the application to approved destinations only; enable enhanced logging and monitoring of SimpleAiAdminController endpoints for exploitation attempts; implement IP-based access controls limiting chat interface access to authorized users/networks.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 84% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity + public POC available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

66
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

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