rommapp romm up to 3.10.2/4.0.0-beta2 /api/raw path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in rommapp romm up to 3.10.2/4.0.0-beta2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /api/raw. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-53908. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in rommapp romm up to 3.10.2/4.0.0-beta2. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file /api/raw. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-26. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "/dir/../filename" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

RomM is a self-hosted rom manager and player. Versions prior to 3.10.3 and 4.0.0-beta.3 have an authenticated path traversal vulnerability in the `/api/raw` endpoint. Anyone running the latest version of RomM and has multiple users, even unprivileged users, such as the kiosk user in the official implementation, may be affected. This allows the leakage of passwords and users that may be stored on the system. Versions 3.10.3 and 4.0.0-beta.3 contain a patch.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-53908 since 07/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 3.10.3 or 4.0.0-beta3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7c94cb05e74ddb6a6af7b82320686c01754e9966 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-26 / CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: romm 3.10.3/4.0.0-beta3
Patch: 7c94cb05e74ddb6a6af7b82320686c01754e9966

Timelineinfo

07/11/2025 CVE reserved
07/16/2025 +5 days Advisory disclosed
07/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/19/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-fx9g-xw4j-jwc3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-53908 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2025 22:37
Updated: 07/19/2025 02:12
Changes: 07/16/2025 22:37 (69), 07/19/2025 02:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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