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TI-2023-04525 Aliases CVE-2023-4914GHSA-q8hr-4w58-985p

Relative Path Traversal in cecilapp/cecil

Priority HIGH 72CWE-23Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-23 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Relative Path Traversal in GitHub repository cecilapp/cecil prior to 7.47.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00885 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed cecilapp/cecil (cecilapp): 7.47.1cecil/cecil (Packagist): 7.47.1

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
cecilappcecilapp/cecilbefore 7.47.17.47.1Patch availableCNA
—cecil/cecil (Packagist)before 7.47.17.47.1Patch availableGHSA-q8hr-4w58-985p
  • cecilapp/cecil Vendorcecilapp Affected before 7.47.1 Fixed in 7.47.1 Patch available CNA
  • cecil/cecil (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 7.47.1 Fixed in 7.47.1 Patch available GHSA-q8hr-4w58-985p

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cecil:cecil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.47.1VulnerableCecil
  • cpe:2.3:a:cecil:cecil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.47.1 Vulnerable ·Cecil

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA cecilapp/cecil (cecilapp) Fixed in 7.47.1
  • Fix · GHSA-q8hr-4w58-985p cecil/cecil (Packagist) Fixed in 7.47.1 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    cecilapp/cecil 7.47.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-04524 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in cecilapp/cecilPriority MEDIUM 60

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4914
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8hr-4w58-985p

References

  • TI-2023-04524 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in cecilapp/cecil CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources