# CVE-2025-5497: slackero phpwcms Feedimport processing.inc.php deserialization

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-06-03 · Updated: 2025-08-20

## Affected

- slackero phpwcms: 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.9.9, 1.9.10, 1.9.11, 1.9.12, 1.9.13, 1.9.14, 1.9.15, 1.9.16, 1.9.17, 1.9.18, 1.9.19, 1.9.20, 1.9.21, 1.9.22, 1.9.23, 1.9.24, 1.9.25, 1.9.26, 1.9.27, 1.9.28, 1.9.29, and 25 more

## Description

A vulnerability was detected in slackero phpwcms up to 1.9.45/1.10.8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file include/inc_module/mod_feedimport/inc/processing.inc.php of the component Feedimport Module. Performing manipulation of the argument cnt_text results in deserialization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.9.46 and 1.10.9 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is named 41a72eca0baa9d9d0214fec97db2400bc082d2a9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on slackero phpwcms, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.310912
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310912
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.577999
- https://github.com/3em0/cve_repo/blob/main/phpwcms/phar%20vulnerability%20in%20phpwcms.md
- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/41a72eca0baa9d9d0214fec97db2400bc082d2a9
- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/releases/tag/v1.10.9

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