CVE-2025-54256
CVSS 8.6 High
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published: 2025-09-09T19:15:51.320
Dreamweaver Desktop versions 21.5 and earlier are affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must click on a malicious link, and scope is changed.
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How to fix CVE-2025-54256
CVE-2025-54256 is a high severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: Dreamweaver Desktop versions 21.5 and earlier are affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must click on a malicious link, and scope is changed. Related CVE by CWENo related […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 21.5
✅ Safe: ≥ 21.6
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 21.5)
- Update to ≥ 21.6 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Dreamweaver Desktop versions 21.5 and earlier are affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must click on a malicious link, and scope is changed. Related CVE by CWENo related […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 21.5
✅ Safe: ≥ 21.6
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 21.5)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 21.6 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: ≤ 21.5
Safe: ≥ 21.6
Vulnerability Timeline
Sep 09, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database
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Detection Rules & IOCs
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