CVE-2025-44177
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-09
Last updated on: 2025-07-18
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wss | protop | 4.4.2-2024-11-27 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a directory traversal flaw in White Star Software Protop version 4.4.2-2024-11-27, specifically in the /pt3upd/ endpoint. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system by using encoded traversal sequences.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow an attacker to access sensitive files on the system without authentication, potentially exposing confidential information, system configuration files, or other critical data, which could lead to further exploitation or data breaches.