CVE-2018-25270 | ThinkPHP 5.0.23 contains a remote code execution vulnerabili… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

ThinkPHP 5.0.23 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by invoking functions through the routing parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the index.php endpoint with malicious function parameters to execute system commands with application privileges.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2018-25270
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-04-22 14:32 UTC
Published: 2026-04-22 14:57 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-22 15:59 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Vendor / Product: Thinkphp / ThinkPHP
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

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

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Thinkphp	ThinkPHP	—	5.0.23, 5.1.31

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-639	cna	Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (4)

ExploitDB-45978 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45978
Official Product Homepage https://thinkphp.cn
Product Reference https://github.com/top-think/framework/
VulnCheck Advisory: ThinkPHP 5.0.23 Remote Code Execution via invokefunction https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/thinkphp-remote-code-execution-via-invokefunction