Path Traversal in Newforma Project Center

CVE-2025-35053

Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) accepts requests to '/UserWeb/Common/MarkupServices.ashx' specifying the 'DownloadExportedPDF' command that allow an authenticated user to read and delete arbitrary files with 'NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService' privileges. In Newforma before 2023.1, anonymous access is enabled by default (CVE-2025-35062), allowing an otherwise unauthenticated attacker to effectively authenticate as 'anonymous' and exploit this file upload vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-35053?
CVE-2025-35053 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Newforma Project Center, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-35053?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.