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CVE-2025-8518: givanz Vvveb Code Editor code.php save code injection

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Because a ready-made attack tool exists, priority is at least “Plan”.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 83.1% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: givanz Vvveb 1.0.6.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 5.1, NVD 2.0.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to givanz Vvveb 1.0.6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A vulnerability was found in givanz Vvveb 1.0.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function Save of the file admin/controller/editor/code.php of the component Code Editor. The manipulation leads to code injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.0.6 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is f684f3e374d04db715730fc4796e102f5ebcacb2. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

LowCVSS 2.0 · v4.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Aug 4, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
2.2% · 83th percentile

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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
8 / 40 · 2.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.2%
Ready-made attack tool
31 / 40 · floor: at least 40

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · VulDB
5.1
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
vvvebvvveb

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • vvveb vvveb1.0.5

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • givanz Vvveb

    • 1.0.6not affected
    • 1.0.5affected

Same product

vvveb: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-44022An issue in vvveb CMS v.1.0.6 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Plugin mechanism.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-11028givanz Vvveb Image information disclosure
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2025-9728givanz Vvveb login.tpl cross site scripting
    21Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-8517Aug 4, 2025 · givanz Vvveb session fixiation
    9Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-8519Aug 4, 2025 · givanz Vvveb Drag-and-Drop Editor editor information disclosure
    8Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-8520Aug 4, 2025 · givanz Vvveb Drag-and-Drop Editor editor server-side request forgery
    8Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
givanz Vvveb1.0.6 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/vvveb_auth_rce_cve_2025_8518Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Vvvebexploit2025-01-10
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02025-09-29
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-09-04

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-207 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+55 d
  4. TodayOct 29, 2026+451 d
EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-1194476 days apartgivanz Vvveb Raw SQL import.php import sql injection
    8Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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