Path Traversal in Jfinal Cms
CVE-2025-3214
A vulnerability has been found in JFinal CMS up to 5.2.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function engine.getTemplate of the file /readTemplate. The manipulation of the argument template leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor explains that this is not a bug but a feature.
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: 0.005 (39.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jfinal Cms — versions 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/ (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/Q16G/cve_detail/blob/main/jfinal/jfinal_enjoy_file_read.md (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-3214?
- CVE-2025-3214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jfinal Cms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-3214?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.