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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-60790 · published 21 October 2025

CVE-2025-60790: Processwire uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Processwire · Processwire

ProcessWire CMS 3.0.246 allows a low-privileged user with lang-edit to upload a crafted ZIP to Language Support that is auto-extracted without limits prior to validation, enabling resource-exhaustion Denial of Service.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.43% · top 64.9% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References, 3 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ProcessWire CMS 3.0.246 allows a low-privileged user with lang-edit to upload a crafted ZIP to Language Support that is auto-extracted without limits prior to validation, enabling resource-exhaustion Denial of Service.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/NomanProdhan/security-vulnerability-research/tree/master/CVE-2025-60790 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/processwire/processwire-issues/issues/2120 ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/processwire/processwire-issues/issues/2120 ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-60790), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.