CVE-2025-66509 LaraDashboard: 1-Click Pre-Auth RCE via Host Header + Module Installation Chain
Attackers can achieve remote code execution by exploiting Host header trust in password resets to hijack admin tokens and trigger module installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-66509?
CVE-2025-66509 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in laradashboard, published on 4 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LaraDashboard is an all-In-one solution to start a Laravel Application. In 2.3.0 and earlier, the password reset flow trusts the Host header, allowing attackers to redirect the administrator’s reset token to an attacker-controlled server. This can be combined with the module installation process to automatically execute the ServiceProvider::boot() method, enabling arbitrary PHP code execution.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-66509?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Laradashboard Lara Dashboard.
How do I fix CVE-2025-66509?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-66509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-66509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-66509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9mm-c9cj-pc82.