CVE-2025-67165: Pagekit/pagekit Pagekit CMS Has An Insecure Vulnerability

CRITICAL
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-w3j8-9p3j-3wjx
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CVSS 9.8
CWE-639
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-67165 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) pagekit cms has an insecure vulnerability (CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) affecting Pagekit/pagekit libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves pagekit cms has an insecure direct object reference (idor) in its user role component. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2025-67165 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-67165
GHSA Identifier GHSA-w3j8-9p3j-3wjx
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.8
CWE Classification CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Affected Product Pagekit/pagekit
Package Ecosystem Packagist
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2025-67165

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Pagekit/pagekit dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

pagekit/pagekit fixed: Latest secure release 
Upgrade pagekit/pagekit to Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for pagekit/pagekit

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-67165, inspect your project dependencies for Pagekit/pagekit:

inspect dependencies for pagekit/pagekit

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Pagekit/pagekit in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key, where the system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. In Pagekit/pagekit, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in Pagekit CMS v1.0.18 allows attackers to escalate privileges. The project was archived as of December 1, 2023.

CVE-2025-67165 Affected Pagekit/pagekit Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
pagekit/pagekit
 Packagist
≤ 1.0.18

References

NVD — CVE-2025-67165 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67165
Pagekit/pagekit Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/mbiesiad/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2025-67165
Pagekit/pagekit Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/pagekit/docs/blob/develop/user-interface/users.md#permissions
Pagekit/pagekit Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/pagekit/docs/blob/develop/user-interface/users.md#roles
Pagekit/pagekit Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/pagekit/pagekit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-67165?
CVE-2025-67165 is a security vulnerability in Pagekit/pagekit involving Pagekit CMS has an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in its User Role component under CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key.
Which Pagekit/pagekit versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: pagekit/pagekit.
What version fixes CVE-2025-67165?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is pagekit/pagekit affected?
Yes, pagekit/pagekit is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-67165?
CVE-2025-67165 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-67165?
CVE-2025-67165 is classified under CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.).
How can I check Packagist dependencies for CVE-2025-67165?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for pagekit/pagekit'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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  "summary" : "Pagekit CMS has an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in its User Role component",
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  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/pagekit/docs/blob/develop/user-interface/users.md#roles"
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