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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE-2025-4175

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AlanBinu007 Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects up to 3.1.3. This affects the function uploadUserProfileImage of the file /Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects-main/Project-4.SpringBoot-AWS-S3/backend/src/main/java/com/urunov/profile/UserProfileController.java of the component Upload Profile API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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CWE-22 - Path Traversal

Path traversal (or directory traversal), is a vulnerability that allows malicious users to traverse the server's root directory, gaining access to arbitrary files and folders such as application code & data, back-end credentials, and sensitive operating system files. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary files on the server, resulting in a denial of service attack. Such an exploit may severely impact the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of an application.

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