CVE-2025-2689

Name: CVE-2025-2689
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-24T07:15:14.01+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.56%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-2689 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in yiisoft Yii2 up to 2.0.45. Affected by this issue is the function getIterator of the file symfony\finder\Iterator\SortableIterator.php. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in yiisoft Yii2 up to 2.0.45. Affected by this issue is the function getIterator of the file symfony\finder\Iterator\SortableIterator.php. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

CVSS 4.0

5.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.56%

42.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Yiiframework	Yii	>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.45

References

https://github.com/gaorenyusi/gaorenyusi/blob/main/Yii2.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300710Press/Media Coverage, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.300710Press/Media Coverage, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.521709Press/Media Coverage, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Mar 24, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-2689?

How severe is CVE-2025-2689?

CVE-2025-2689 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2689?

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Source: NVD / NIST