liweiyi ChestnutCMS up to 1.5.8 /dev-api/common/download resourceDownload path path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in liweiyi ChestnutCMS up to 1.5.8. This issue affects the function resourceDownload of the file /dev-api/common/download. The manipulation of the argument path leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-12923. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in liweiyi ChestnutCMS up to 1.5.8. This issue affects the function resourceDownload of the file /dev-api/common/download. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12923. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at CNNVD (CNNVD-202511-982) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-38723). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• liweiyi

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• ChestnutCMS

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• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8

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Accepted

• Submit #681032: liweiyi ChestnutCMS 1.5.8 Path Traversal (by Huu1j)

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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