CVE Alert: CVE-2025-9941 – CodeAstro – Real Estate Management System

Risk verdict

Medium risk overall; public exploit exists but current SSVC indicates no confirmed active exploitation, so patch and monitor urgently.

Why this matters

Unrestricted upload can enable remote code execution, data exposure and persistence on a web-facing app. For CodeAstro Real Estate Management System, attacker access could compromise tenant data, disrupt operations and erode stakeholder trust.

Most likely attack path

Network-remote, no user interaction required per CVSS; attacker with low privileges could submit a crafted upload to /register.php using the uimage parameter and deploy a web shell. With Scope unchanged, abuse would remain on the host unless additional controls stop lateral movement or code execution.

Who is most exposed

Organisations hosting this system in internet-facing environments, particularly on shared hosting or poorly secured on-prem deployments with the vulnerable 1.0 release.

Detection ideas

• Logs show POSTs to /register.php with unusual or oversized uimage payloads.
• New files appear in uploads directory, especially PHP or other executable extensions.
• Web server process spawns or executes uploaded content.
• WAF/IDS alerts for unrestricted upload attempts or PHP file uploads.
• Mismatch between uploaded file content and claimed MIME type.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Apply vendor patch or upgrade to a fixed release; if unavailable, implement compensating controls.
• Disable unrestricted uploads; allow only safe image/file types; validate content server-side.
• Store uploads outside the web root and disable execution in the upload area.
• Enforce robust authentication on registration, add CSRF protection, and improve logging.
• Change-management: test in staging, plan patch window, verify post-patch behaviour and monitor for related alerts.