# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-48xv-3p9w-g5g8

## 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 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2025-8417 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8417 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: idiatech Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler. 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-2025-8417/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8417/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8417
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8417
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8417

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8417/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.