LaRecipe - RCE (CVE-2025-53833)

CVE-2025-53833 is a critical Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability in LaRecipe versions prior to 2.8.1, which can lead to remote code execution (RCE) under certain configurations. Exploiting this flaw, attackers may execute arbitrary commands on the server, access sensitive environment variables, and potentially escalate their privileges, posing a severe risk to affected Laravel applications.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 24th of July 2025.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2025-53833 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning. Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2025-53833 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2025-53833 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

Attackers exploit the LaRecipe documentation endpoint by injecting SSTI payloads such as {{phpinfo()}} in the query string, potentially leading to remote code execution on vulnerable servers.