Path Traversal vulnerability in appRain CMF
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
A problem has been discovered in appRain CMF 4.0.5. An authenticated Path Traversal vulnerability in /apprain/common/download/ allows remote users to bypass the intended SecurityManager restrictions and download any file if they have adequate permissions outside the document root configured on the server via the base64 path after /download/.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41035
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4h7-75xh-3v83
References
More Apprain vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-38376 appRain CMF 4.0.5 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Filemanager Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2012-01059 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in addons/uploadify/uploadify.php in appRain CMF… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-27386 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-27385 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-27384 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2013-05165 SQL injection vulnerability in appRain CMF 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-41035 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41035 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4h7-75xh-3v83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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