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ghsa-p9qc-8jjx-g8cg

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-07-03 21:31

Modified

2025-07-07 19:10

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Summary

Bolt CMS vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution

Details

Bolt CMS versions 3.7.0 and earlier contain a chain of vulnerabilities that together allow an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution. A user with valid credentials can inject arbitrary PHP code into the displayname field of the user profile, which is rendered unsanitized in backend templates. The attacker can then list and rename cached session files via the /async/browse/cache/.sessions and /async/folder/rename endpoints. By renaming a .session file to a path under the publicly accessible /files/ directory with a .php extension, the attacker can turn the injected code into an executable web shell. Finally, the attacker triggers the payload via a crafted HTTP GET request to the rogue file.

NOTE: The vendor announced that Bolt 3 reached end-of-life after 31 December 2021.

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  "id": "GHSA-p9qc-8jjx-g8cg",
  "modified": "2025-07-07T19:10:40Z",
  "published": "2025-07-03T21:31:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34086"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://boltcms.io/newsitem/major-announcements-bolt-3-eol-bolt-4-2-5-0-releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/bolt/bolt"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48296"
    },
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
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}

CVE-2025-34086 (GCVE-0-2025-34086)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-07-03 19:46

Modified

2025-07-07 19:03

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://github.com/bolt/bolt/releases/tag/3.7.1	vendor-advisory, patch
	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48296	exploit
	https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/bolt_authenticated_rce/	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/bolt/bolt	product
	https://boltcms.io/newsitem/major-announcements-bolt-3-eol-bolt-4-2-5-0-releases	vendor-advisory
	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/bolt_authenticated_rce.rb	exploit

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Bolt	CMS	Version: * ≤ 3.7.0

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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