CVE-2025-65271
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a client-side template injection vulnerability in Azuriom CMS that allows low-privileged users to execute arbitrary template code within an administrator's session context. Attackers can exploit this through plugins or dashboard components that render untrusted input, potentially escalating privileges to gain administrative access. Organizations running vulnerable versions of Azuriom CMS are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Azuriom CMS
📦 What is this software?
Azuriom by Azuriom
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the CMS instance with administrative privileges, allowing data theft, site defacement, or installation of backdoors.
Likely Case
Privilege escalation from low-privilege user to administrator, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive admin functions and data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and output encoding in place, though the core vulnerability remains.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated low-privilege access. Public proof-of-concept code is available in the referenced GitHub repository.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.7
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom/commit/0289175547319add814dcb526e8ba034f1ebc3ec
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your Azuriom installation and database. 2. Update to Azuriom version 1.2.7 or later via the admin panel or manual update. 3. Restart the web server. 4. Verify the fix by checking the version and testing the vulnerability.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugins/components
allIdentify and disable any plugins or dashboard components that render untrusted user input until patching is possible.
Restrict low-privilege user access
allTemporarily restrict or remove low-privilege user accounts from accessing the admin dashboard.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and output encoding for all user-controlled data in templates.
- Monitor admin dashboard access logs for suspicious activity and implement rate limiting.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if your Azuriom version is below 1.2.7. Review admin dashboard components and plugins for template injection vulnerabilities.Check Version:
Check the Azuriom admin panel dashboard or inspect the application files for version information.Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm Azuriom version is 1.2.7 or higher. Test that low-privilege users cannot execute arbitrary template code in admin context.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual template rendering errors
- Suspicious admin dashboard access from low-privilege accounts
- Unexpected privilege escalation attempts
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to admin dashboard endpoints with template payloads
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="/admin/*" OR uri="/dashboard/*") AND (message="template" OR message="injection")🔗 References
- https://github.com/1337Skid/CVE-2025-65271
- https://github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom
- https://github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom/commit/0289175547319add814dcb526e8ba034f1ebc3ec
- https://www.github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom
- https://www.github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom/commit/0289175547319add814dcb526e8ba034f1ebc3ec
- https://github.com/1337Skid/CVE-2025-65271
