Path Traversal in Alanbinu007 Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects

CVE-2025-4175

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AlanBinu007 Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects up to 3.1.3. This affects the function uploadUserProfileImage of the file /Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects-main/Project-4.SpringBoot-AWS-S3/backend/src/main/java/com/urunov/profile/UserProfileController.java of the component Upload Profile API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4175?
CVE-2025-4175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alanbinu007 Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-4175?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-4175 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.