CVE-2025-54752 Code injection in PowerCMS

Medium 4.8 Published 31 Jul 2025 Updated 31 Jul 2025

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking victims into opening malicious CSV files exported from PowerCMS.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-54752?

CVE-2025-54752 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Alfasado Inc. PowerCMS, published on 31 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple versions of PowerCMS improperly neutralize formula elements in a CSV file. If a product user creates a malformed entry and a victim user downloads it as a CSV file and opens it in the user's environment, the embedded code may be executed.

Weakness: CWE-1236

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alfasado Powercms.

How do I fix CVE-2025-54752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2025-54752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fx25-qh4f-8ghh.