Path Traversal in 1000mz Chestnutcms
CVE-2025-2917
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ChestnutCMS up to 1.5.3. Affected is the function readFile of the file /dev-api/cms/file/read. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- 1000mz Chestnutcms
- Chestnutcms — versions 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- r0ot.notion.site/ChestnutCMS-1-5-3-Arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability-1ae27d744f… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2917?
- CVE-2025-2917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 1000mz Chestnutcms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2917?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-2917 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.