MJML up to 4.18.0 absolute path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MJML up to 4.18.0. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to absolute path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-67898. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MJML up to 4.18.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a absolute path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-36. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-67898 since 12/14/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-203312). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Absolute path traversal
CWE: CWE-36 / CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/14/2025 CVE reserved
12/15/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
12/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3018
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-67898 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-67898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336434
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2025 09:17
Updated: 12/15/2025 13:13
Changes: 12/15/2025 09:17 (60), 12/15/2025 13:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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