# CVE-2025-9982: Hard-coded admin credentials in Quick.CMS

> Hardcoded admin credentials in QuickCMS allow attackers with file system access to gain administrative privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-567h-vqw8-c72f

## What is CVE-2025-9982?

CVE-2025-9982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenSolution QuickCMS, published on 14 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in QuickCMS version 6.8 where sensitive admin credentials are hardcoded in a configuration file and stored in plaintext. This flaw allows attackers with access to the source code or the server file system to retrieve authentication details, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

The vendor was notified early about this vulnerability, but didn't respond with the details of vulnerability or vulnerable version range. Only version 6.8 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested and might also be vulnerable.

Weakness: CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9982?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opensolution Quick.cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-9982?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9982 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9982 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenSolution QuickCMS

- [CVE-2025-54541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54541/): Cross-Site Request Forgery in QuickCMS (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-54542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54542/): Sending Password in GET Request (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2009-4121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4121/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2025-54543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54543/): Stored XSS in QuickCMS (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-54544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54544/): Stored XSS in QuickCMS (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9982 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenSolution QuickCMS, published on 14 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9982 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenSolution QuickCMS. 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-2025-9982/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9982/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9982
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9982
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9982

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9982/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.