CVE-2025-0465
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability was found in AquilaCMS 1.412.13. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /api/v2/categories. The manipulation of the argument PostBody.populate leads to deserialization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA critical deserialization vulnerability exists in AquilaCMS 1.412.13 within the /api/v2/categories endpoint. The PostBody.populate parameter is vulnerable to insecure deserialization, allowing remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. The exploit is publicly available and the vendor did not respond to early disclosure.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify AquilaCMS installationLocate AquilaCMS installation directory or check running web server for AquilaCMS-specific files and processes. Look for Node.js processes running AquilaCMS or check web root directories for aquila-related folders.Affected if AquilaCMS software is found running on the system
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Determine installed AquilaCMS versionCheck package.json, version file, or admin interface for AquilaCMS version number. Common locations: installation root directory, package.json, or /admin/settings page.Affected if Version is 1.412.13 or falls within the 1.412.x release line prior to patches
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Verify /api/v2/categories endpoint existsMake a test request to the /api/v2/categories endpoint on the server. This is a REST API endpoint that should respond to HTTP requests.Affected if The endpoint is reachable and responds to HTTP requests, indicating the API is enabled
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Confirm PostBody.populate parameter handling is activeInspect the API request handling configuration or code for the categories endpoint. The vulnerability exists when PostBody.populate parameter deserialization is processed without validation.Affected if The PostBody.populate parameter is accepted and processed by the categories endpoint without strict input validation
If AquilaCMS version 1.412.13 is running and the /api/v2/categories endpoint with PostBody.populate parameter processing is accessible, the environment is affected by this deserialization vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade AquilaCMS to a patched version if available; otherwise, implement strict input validation on the PostBody.populate parameter or temporarily restrict access to the /api/v2/categories endpoint until a fix is applied.
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