CVE-2025-2638Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Article popularity manipulation via unchecked ishot field

Published Mar 23, 2025 · Updated Mar 24, 2025

Improper authorization in JiZhiCMS 1.0 through 1.7 allows remote authenticated users to mark published articles as popular. The article-publishing handler accepts the client-supplied ishot field and persists the privileged popularity flag without authorization. A valid front-end user session and permission to publish an article are required; exploitation changes article metadata but grants no broader administrative access.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in JiZhiCMS 1.0 through 1.7 allows remote authenticated users to mark published articles as popular. The article-publishing handler accepts the client-supplied ishot field and persists the privileged popularity flag without authorization. A valid front-end user session and permission to publish an article are required; exploitation changes article metadata but grants no broader administrative access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2638
Published
Mar 23, 2025
Updated
Mar 24, 2025
Vendor
Langfang Extreme Network Technology Co., Ltd
Product
JiZhiCMS
Classifications
CWE-285, CWE-266, T1565.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=1.2
  4. Affected versionversion=1.3
  5. Affected versionversion=1.4
  6. Affected versionversion=1.5
  7. Affected versionversion=1.6
  8. Affected versionversion=1.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Langfang Extreme Network Technology Co., Ltd · JiZhiCMSversion=1.0; version=1.1; version=1.2; version=1.3; version=1.4; version=1.5; version=1.6; version=1.7

Published CVSS scores

4.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
T1565.002Stored Data Manipulation

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