# CVE-2025-11939: ChurchCRM Backup Restore RestoreJob.php path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-19 · 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 vulnerability was determined in ChurchCRM up to 5.18.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file src/ChurchCRM/Backup/RestoreJob.php of the component Backup Restore Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument restoreFile can lead to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ChurchCRM, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.329015
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329015
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.671101
- https://github.com/uartu0/advisories/blob/main/churchcrm-path-traversal-rce-2025.md

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