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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cecilapp | cecilapp/cecil | before 7.47.1 | 7.47.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | cecil/cecil (Packagist) | before 7.47.1 | 7.47.1 | Patch available | GHSA-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
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4914
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8hr-4w58-985p
References
More Cecil vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04524 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in cecilapp/cecil CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-4914 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4914 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8hr-4w58-985p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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