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TI-2019-15408 Aliases CVE-2019-25355GHSA-vh22-vqgf-cr4h

Genivia gSOAP 2.8 - 'gSOAP' Path Traversal

Priority HIGH 77CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01358 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GeniviagSOAP2.8—No fix listedCNA
  • gSOAP VendorGenivia Affected 2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:genivia:gsoap:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableGenivia
  • cpe:2.3:a:genivia:gsoap:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Genivia

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25355
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh22-vqgf-cr4h

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2020-10656 NULL pointer dereference in Genivia CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-10653 NULL pointer dereference in Genivia gSOAP CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-07148 Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-10654 Integer overflow in Genivia CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-04828 Integer overflow in Genivia CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-04909 Sricam IP CCTV cameras are vulnerable to denial of service via multiple incomplete HTTP… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
See all 9 →

Sources

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