CVE-2025-60790 ProcessWire CMS vulnerable to resource-exhaustion Denial of Service
A low-privileged user can cause resource exhaustion and denial of service by uploading a crafted ZIP file to the Language Support module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-60790?
CVE-2025-60790 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60790?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including processwire/processwire. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
processwire/processwire Packagist | All versions to 3.0.246 | None |
processwire/processwire Packagist | All versions to 3.0.246 | None |
Products include Processwire Processwire.
How do I fix CVE-2025-60790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-60790 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-60790 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p44-q66p-xm6p.