CVE-2025-11938: ChurchCRM setup.php deserialization

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-10-19 · updated 2026-10-19
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability was found in ChurchCRM up to 5.18.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file setup/routes/setup.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument DB_PASSWORD/ROOT_PATH/URL results in deserialization. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

ChurchCRM CRM: through 5.18.0

References

https://github.com/uartu0/advisories/blob/main/churchcrm-setup-rce-2025.md
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329014
https://vuldb.com/?id.329014
https://vuldb.com/?submit.671083

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