CVE-2025-27553
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CVE-2025-27553 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS before 2.10.0. The FileObject API in Commons VFS has a 'resolveFile' method that takes a 'scope' parameter. Specifying 'NameScope.DESCENDENT' promises that "an exception is thrown if the resolved file is not a descendent of the base file". EPSS estimates a 1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS before 2.10.0. The FileObject API in Commons VFS has a 'resolveFile' method that takes a 'scope' parameter. Specifying 'NameScope.DESCENDENT' promises that "an exception is thrown if the resolved file is not a descendent of the base file". However, when the path contains encoded ".." characters (for example, "%2E%2E/bar.txt"), it might return file objects that are not a descendent of the base file, without throwing an exception. This issue affects Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.0, which fixes the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Commons Vfs | < 2.10.0 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/cnzqowyw9r2pl263cylmxhnvh41hyjcbMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/23/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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