# CVE-2025-15250: 08CMS Novel System Template mtpls.inc.php code injection

> Remote attackers can inject malicious code into the Template Handler of 08CMS Novel System, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 30 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pc8q-ch37-jjrm

## What is CVE-2025-15250?

CVE-2025-15250 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in 08CMS Novel System, published on 30 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in 08CMS Novel System up to 3.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admina/mtpls.inc.php of the component Template Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15250?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-15250?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-15250 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-15250 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-15250 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-15250 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in 08CMS Novel System, published on 30 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-15250 exists.

Affected product: 08CMS Novel System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15250/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15250/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15250
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15250
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-15250

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15250/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.