Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2025-46822Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via Absolute Path

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Java-springboot-codebase from OsamaTaher. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.1% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.7High

Exploit odds (30 days)4.1%top 9.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC

Official description

OsamaTaher/Java-springboot-codebase is a collection of Java and Spring Boot code snippets, applications, and projects. Prior to commit c835c6f7799eacada4c0fc77e0816f250af01ad2, insufficient path traversal mechanisms make absolute path traversal possible. This vulnerability allows unauthorized access to sensitive internal files. Commit c835c6f7799eacada4c0fc77e0816f250af01ad2 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OsamaTaher	Java-springboot-codebase	< c835c6f7799eacada4c0fc77e0816f250af01ad2

Weakness: CWE-36 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

References

https://github.com/OsamaTaher/Java-springboot-codebase/security/advisories/GHSA-q6mm-cm37-w637 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/OsamaTaher/Java-springboot-codebase/commit/c835c6f7799eacada4c0fc77e0816f250af01ad2 x_refsource_MISC