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TI-2026-20620 Aliases CVE-2026-25510GHSA-gp56-f67f-m4px

CI4MS Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Arbitrary File Creation and Save in File Editor

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to version 0.28.5.0, an authenticated user with file editor permissions can achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by leveraging the file creation and save endpoints, an attacker can upload and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.5.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00893 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed ci4ms (ci4-cms-erp): 0.28.5.0ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Packagist): 0.28.5.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ci4-cms-erpci4msbefore 0.28.5.00.28.5.0Patch availableCNA
—ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Packagist)before 0.28.5.00.28.5.0Patch availableGHSA-gp56-f67f-m4px
  • ci4ms Vendorci4-cms-erp Affected before 0.28.5.0 Fixed in 0.28.5.0 Patch available CNA
  • ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 0.28.5.0 Fixed in 0.28.5.0 Patch available GHSA-gp56-f67f-m4px

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ci4-cms-erp:ci4ms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.28.5.0Vulnerableci4-cms-erp
  • cpe:2.3:a:ci4-cms-erp:ci4ms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.28.5.0 Vulnerable ·ci4-cms-erp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ci4ms (ci4-cms-erp) Fixed in 0.28.5.0
  • Fix · GHSA-gp56-f67f-m4px ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Packagist) Fixed in 0.28.5.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25510
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp56-f67f-m4px

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-26819 Improper access control in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-28379 CI4MS has an .env CRLF Injection via Unvalidated `host` Parameter in Install Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-27211 Cross-site scripting in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-26820 Cross-site scripting in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-26818 CI4MS: Blogs Categories Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-27238 Cross-site scripting in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
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Sources

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