CVE-2019-25355
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Received - Intake
Directory Traversal in gSOAP 2.8 Allows Unauthorized File Access
Vulnerability report for CVE-2019-25355, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-02-18
Last updated on: 2026-02-26
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
Description
gSOAP 2.8 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access system files by manipulating HTTP path traversal techniques. Attackers can retrieve sensitive files like /etc/passwd by sending crafted GET requests with multiple '../' directory traversal sequences.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| genivia | gsoap | 2.8.0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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. |
