Resource exhaustion in Processwire
CVE-2025-60790
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/processwire/processwire-issues/issues/2120 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/NomanProdhan/security-vulnerability-research/tree/master/CVE-2025-60… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-60790?
- CVE-2025-60790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Processwire, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-60790?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.