Genivia gSOAP 2.8 GET path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Genivia gSOAP 2.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GET Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-25355. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Genivia gSOAP 2.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component GET Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

gSOAP 2.8 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access system files by manipulating HTTP path traversal techniques. Attackers can retrieve sensitive files like /etc/passwd by sending crafted GET requests with multiple '../' directory traversal sequences.

The weakness was shared by Numan Türle as 47653. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-25355 since 02/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299613 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-25355), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 Exploit-DB (47653) and Tenable (299613). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Genivia

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• gSOAP

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• 2.8

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