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)

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.