Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-2917ChestnutCMS read readFile path traversal
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in ChestnutCMS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ChestnutCMS up to 1.5.3. Affected is the function readFile of the file /dev-api/cms/file/read. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | ChestnutCMS | 1.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.3 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- VDB-301890 | ChestnutCMS read readFile path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-301890 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #520933 | https://github.com/liweiyi/ChestnutCMS ChestnutCMS ≤1.5.3 Arbitrary file read vulnerability third-party-advisory
- https://r0ot.notion.site/ChestnutCMS-1-5-3-Arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability-1ae27d744f7f8074a169ca849e8a1d31?pvs=4 exploit
- https://r0ot.notion.site/ChestnutCMS-1-5-3-Arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability-1ae27d744f7f8074a169ca849e8a1d31 exploit