pwn.college has Symlink LFI in Dojo repos
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
pwn.college is an education platform to learn about, and practice, core cybersecurity concepts in a hands-on fashion. Incorrect symlink checks on user specified dojos allows for users (admin not required) to perform an LFI from the CTFd container. When a user clones or updates repositories, a check is performed to see if the repository had contained any symlinks. A malicious user could craft a repository with symlinks pointed to sensitive files and then retrieve them using the CTFd website.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pwncollege | dojo | up to 613e4fd654b16e5e0888e9205702bde83de91c60 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- dojo Vendorpwncollege Affected up to 613e4fd654b16e5e0888e9205702bde83de91c60 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24886
More pwncollege vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38644 pwn.college DOJO vulnerable to improper authentication in workspace endpoint allowing unauthorized Windows VM access CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2025-18587 pwn.college has a XSS on dojo pages CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2026-20280 pwn.college DOJO vulnerable to sandbox escape leading to arbitrary javascript execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences