Path Traversal in Macwarrior Clipbucket-V5
CVE-2025-21622
ClipBucket V5 provides open source video hosting with PHP. During the user avatar upload workflow, a user can choose to upload and change their avatar at any time. During deletion, ClipBucket checks for the avatar_url as a filepath within the avatars subdirectory. If the URL path exists within the avatars directory, ClipBucket will delete it. There is no check for path traversal sequences in the provided user input (stored in the DB as avatar_url) therefore the final $file variable could be tainted with path traversal sequences. This leads to file deletion outside of the intended scope of the avatars folder. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.5.1 - 237.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.010 (59.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Macwarrior Clipbucket-v5 — versions < 5.5.1 - 237
- Oxygenz Clipbucket
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-21622?
- CVE-2025-21622 is a high-severity vulnerability in Macwarrior Clipbucket-V5, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-01-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21622?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-21622 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.