CVE-2025-60790

ProcessWire CMS 3.0.246 allows a low-privileged user with lang-edit to upload a crafted ZIP to Language Support that is auto-extracted without limits prior to validation, enabling resource-exhaustion Denial of Service.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NomanProdhan/security-vulnerability-research/tree/master/CVE-2025-60790	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/processwire/processwire-issues/issues/2120	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/processwire/processwire-issues/issues/2120	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:processwire:processwire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Oct 2026, 12:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) ProcessWire CMS 3.0.246 permite a un usuario con bajos privilegios con lang-edit subir un archivo ZIP manipulado a Soporte de Idioma que se autoextrae sin límites antes de la validación, lo que permite una denegación de servicio por agotamiento de recursos.

Information

Published : 2025-10-21 18:15

Updated : 2026-10-27 12:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-60790

Mitre link : CVE-2025-60790

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-60790

JSON object : View

Products Affected

processwire

processwire

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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