CVE-2025-3960: A vulnerability was found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0

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HIGH 7.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-3960 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) affecting books-management-system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /allreaders.html of the component Background Interface. The manipulation leads to missing authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maint

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.3 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 49%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-862, CWE-863
Published	2025-04-27
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: withstars

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-04-27 06:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:21 UTCUpdated Record last modified

withstars books-management-system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy books-management-system || rpm -q books-management-system || books-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison books-management-system sudo apt install books-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold books-management-system

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

dnf --showduplicates list books-management-system sudo dnf downgrade books-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add books-management-system

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.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-3960?

books-management-system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-3960 being exploited?

CVE-2025-3960 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-2025-3960 affect?

CVE-2025-3960 affects books-management-system. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). A vulnerability was found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /allreaders.html of the component Background Interface. The manipulation lea

How urgent is CVE-2025-3960?

Priority 48/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

CVE-2025-3964 MEDIUM 4.3 DOWNGRADE A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0
CVE-2025-3963 HIGH 7.3 DOWNGRADE A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0
CVE-2025-3962 LOW 3.5 DOWNGRADE A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0
CVE-2025-3961 LOW 3.5 DOWNGRADE A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0
CVE-2025-3959 MEDIUM 4.3 DOWNGRADE A vulnerability was found in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0

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