# CVE-2025-11529: ChurchCRM API Endpoint AuthMiddleware.php AuthMiddleware missing authentication

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-10-09 · Updated: 2026-02-24

## Affected

- n/a ChurchCRM: 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18.0

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in ChurchCRM up to 5.18.0. This impacts the function AuthMiddleware of the file src/ChurchCRM/Slim/Middleware/AuthMiddleware.php of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation results in missing authentication. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The patch is identified as 3a1cffd2aea63d884025949cfbcfd274d06216a4. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ChurchCRM, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.327667
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.327667
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.669916
- https://github.com/uartu0/advisories/blob/main/churchcrm-api-auth-bypass-2025.md
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/7376
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/3a1cffd2aea63d884025949cfbcfd274d06216a4

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