clidey WhoDB up to 0.134.0 Query Editor session.key read_text/read_blob/COPY/ATTACH path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in clidey WhoDB up to 0.134.0. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is the function read_text/read_blob/COPY/ATTACH of the file session.key of the component Query Editor. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-112005. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in clidey WhoDB up to 0.134.0. This vulnerability affects the function read_text/read_blob/COPY/ATTACH of the file session.key of the component Query Editor. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WhoDB 0.104.0 before 0.135.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary host files by running DuckDB filesystem functions through the query editor. Attackers can log in to a DuckDB file without credentials and use read_text, read_blob, COPY ... TO or ATTACH to steal session.key and stored database credentials or overwrite files.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-112005 since 10/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.135.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• clidey

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• WhoDB

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• 0.134

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• Product: https://github.com/clidey/whodb/

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