Qibocms X1Application · Qibosoft

CVE-2025-22973

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-20
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
An issue in QiboSoft QiboCMS X1.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the http_curl() function in the '/application/common. php' file that directly retrieves the URL request response content.

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 confidence

The http_curl() function in QiboCMS X1.0's /application/common.php directly retrieves URL request response content without proper validation, allowing remote attackers to induce the server to make arbitrary requests (SSRF) and access sensitive internal information or resources.

MitigationImplement strict URL validation and whitelist-based controls on the http_curl() function to prevent unauthorized URL access; restrict network access from the application server to internal resources.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Qibocms X1Application
Affected:all versions

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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Qibocms X1 installation
    Locate the application directory. Check for the presence of /application/common.php file which is part of Qibocms X1 codebase.
    Affected if The file /application/common.php exists in the web root, indicating Qibocms X1 is installed.
  2. Identify vulnerable http_curl function
    Open /application/common.php and search for the http_curl() function definition. This function directly passes URLs to curl without validation.
    Affected if The http_curl() function is found in common.php and contains code that directly executes curl requests with user-controlled URL input.
  3. Check for direct URL parameter handling
    Search the codebase for calls to http_curl() where URL parameters come directly from user input (e.g., $_GET, $_POST) without sanitization.
    Affected if The http_curl() function is called with unsanitized user-supplied URL parameters, making it reachable via web requests.
  4. Verify web-accessible endpoints
    Identify which application endpoints or routes can trigger the http_curl() function. Check for parameters that accept URLs or allow path traversal that could reach the function.
    Affected if There are web-accessible endpoints that allow external control of the URL parameter passed to http_curl().

Your environment is affected if Qibocms X1 is installed and the http_curl() function in /application/common.php can be invoked with user-controlled URLs.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict URL validation and whitelist-based controls on the http_curl() function to prevent unauthorized URL access; restrict network access from the application server to internal resources.

Fix this in Qibocms X1 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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