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title: "CVE-2018-25357: Dolibarr ERP CRM contains a remote code evaluation vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2018-25357/
description: "CVE-2018-25357 (dolibarr/dolibarr (Composer (PHP))): Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-05-23
date_modified: 2026-10-08
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2018-25357"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.01701
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2018-25357: Dolibarr ERP CRM contains a remote code evaluation vulnerability

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 1.7% , percentile 77: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes dolibarr/dolibarr (Composer (PHP)) >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.3, fixed in 7.0.4 ; dolibarr/dolibarr (Composer (PHP)) < 6.0.8, fixed in 6.0.8 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP code through the dbname parameter. Attackers can send a POST request to install/step1.php with malicious PHP code in the dbname parameter, then execute commands via the check.php endpoint using the cmd GET parameter.

## Affected packages

- Composer (PHP) `dolibarr/dolibarr` >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.3 → fixed: 7.0.4
- Composer (PHP) `dolibarr/dolibarr` < 6.0.8 → fixed: 6.0.8

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Dolibarr Dolibarr ERP CRM: <= 7.0.3

## Severity

- VulnCheck CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `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`
- VulnCheck CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `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`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 77.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-hxmh-2xc4-c894](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxmh-2xc4-c894)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2018-25357](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25357)
- [NVD entry CVE-2018-25357](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25357)
- [ExploitDB-44964](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44964)
- [Official Product Homepage](https://dolibarr.org)
- [Product Reference](https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr)
- [VulnCheck Advisory: Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 Remote Code Evaluation via install/step1.php](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dolibarr-erp-crm-remote-code-evaluation-via-install-step1-php)
- [github.com](https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/issues/9032)
- [github.com](https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/commit/41709f07d0aef384723164877395ed081b44b810)

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