# CVE-2025-5114: easysoft zentaopms Editor index.php edit deserialization

> Remote attackers can achieve code execution via unsafe deserialization in the editor component of Zentao PMS.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2025
- **Updated:** 23 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvwq-4r92-cj5h

## What is CVE-2025-5114?

CVE-2025-5114 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in easysoft zentaopms, published on 23 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in easysoft zentaopms 21.5_20250307 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function Edit of the file /index.php?m=editor&f=edit&filePath=cGhhcjovLy9ldGMvcGFzc3dk&action=edit of the component Committer. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to deserialization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5114?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Easycorp Zentao.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-5114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5114 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5114 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in easysoft zentaopms

- [CVE-2024-24202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24202/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-24216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24216/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28165/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-44827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44827/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-47745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47745/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5114 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in easysoft zentaopms, published on 23 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5114 exists.

Affected product: easysoft zentaopms. 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-2025-5114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5114

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5114/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.