A vulnerability was found in ChurchCRM up to 5.18.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file setup/routes/setup.php. Performing manipulation of the argument DB_PASSWORD/ROOT_PATH/URL results in deserialization. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Churchcrm
  • Churchcrm

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/uartu0/advisories/blob/main/churchcrm-setup-rce-2025.md cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329014 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?id.329014 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?submit.671083 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Churchcrm
Churchcrm churchcrm
Vendors & Products Churchcrm
Churchcrm churchcrm

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability was found in ChurchCRM up to 5.18.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file setup/routes/setup.php. Performing manipulation of the argument DB_PASSWORD/ROOT_PATH/URL results in deserialization. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title ChurchCRM setup.php deserialization
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2025-10-19T07:32:05.836Z

Updated: 2025-10-20T19:03:38.434Z

Reserved: 2025-10-18T12:54:26.566Z

Link: CVE-2025-11938

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-20T19:03:33.525Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-19T08:15:32.760

Modified: 2025-10-21T19:31:25.450

Link: CVE-2025-11938

cve-icon Redhat

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