What is CVE-2025-25478?

CVE-2025-25478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Syspass, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2025-25478?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Syspass

CVE-2025-25478

The account file upload functionality in Syspass 3.2.x fails to properly handle special characters in filenames. This mismanagement leads to the disclosure of the web application s source code, exposing sensitive information such as the database password.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Syspass
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25478?: CVE-2025-25478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Syspass, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-25478?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.