CVE-2025-8417 Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler <= 5.1.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Code Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by guessing a numeric token and exploiting unsafe eval() usage in the Catalog Importer plugin.
- 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-2025-8417?
CVE-2025-8417 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in idiatech Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler, published on 11 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP code injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This is due to reliance on a guessable numeric token (e.g. ?key= 900001705) without proper authentication, combined with the unsafe use of eval() on user-supplied input. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server via a forged request granted they can guess or brute-force the numeric key.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8417?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8417?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8417 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-2025-8417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-48xv-3p9w-g5g8.