Path Traversal in Running-Elephant Datart

CVE-2025-56816

Datart 1.0.0-rc.3 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The configuration file handling of the application allows attackers to upload arbitrary YAML files to the config/jdbc-driver-ext.yml path. The application parses this file using SnakeYAML's unsafe load() or loadAs() method without input sanitization. This allows deserialization of attacker-controlled YAML content, leading to arbitrary class instantiation. Under certain conditions, this can be exploited to achieve remote code execution (RCE).

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.013 (66.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-56816?
CVE-2025-56816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Running-Elephant Datart, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-56816?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-56816 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.