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)
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Running-Elephant Datart — versions 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/running-elephant/datart (Product)
- github.com/xiaoxiaoranxxx/CVE-2025-56815 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.