---
id: CVE-2025-67172
title: >-
  RiteCMS v3.1.0 was discovered to contain an authenticated remote code
  execution (RCE) vulnerability via the parse_special_tags() function.
summary: >-
  RiteCMS v3.1.0 was discovered to contain an authenticated remote code
  execution (RCE) vulnerability via the parse_special_tags() function.
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
  - CWE-94
vendor: ritecms
product: ritecms
affected:
  - ritecms = 3.1.0
published: '2025-12-17'
updated: '2026-10-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-05T18:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67172'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/handylulu/RiteCMS/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/handylulu/RiteCMS/blob/master/cms/includes/functions.inc.php#L297
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/handylulu/RiteCMS/blob/master/cms/includes/functions.inc.php#L504
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mbiesiad/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2025-67172
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mbiesiad/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2025-67172
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00918
epssPercentile: 0.58876
ingestedAt: '2026-10-05T18:29:11.153Z'
---

## Overview

RiteCMS v3.1.0 was discovered to contain an authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the parse_special_tags() function.

## Affected

- `ritecms = 3.1.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.