CVE-2025-2978: A vulnerability was found in WCMS 11

Routine

MEDIUM 6.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-2978 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.3) affecting wcms. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in WCMS 11. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php?articleadmin/upload/?&CKEditor=container&CKEditorFuncNum=1 of the component Article Publishing Page. The manipulation of the argument Upload leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early abou

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 54%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-284, CWE-434
Published	2025-03-31
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: wcms

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-03-31 06:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:07 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wcms wcms DOWNGRADE

Affected: 11.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 11.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wcms || rpm -q wcms || wcms --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 11.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison wcms sudo apt install wcms=<VERSION_BEFORE_11.0> sudo apt-mark hold wcms

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list wcms sudo dnf downgrade wcms-<VERSION_BEFORE_11.0> sudo dnf versionlock add wcms

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-2978?

wcms: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-2978 being exploited?

CVE-2025-2978 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-2978 affect?

CVE-2025-2978 affects wcms. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). A vulnerability was found in WCMS 11. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php?articleadmin/upload/?&CKEditor=container&CKEditorFuncNum=1 of the component Article Publishing

How urgent is CVE-2025-2978?

Priority 39/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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