Path Traversal in avatar attachments in Docmost v0.21.0 allows an unauthenticated…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Path Traversal in avatar attachments in Docmost v0.21.0 allows an unauthenticated malicious actor to disclose local files via a POST Request in a public url.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0173 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57231
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59m3-fj8c-996g
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-57231 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-57231 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59m3-fj8c-996g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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