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Public proof of concept

CVE-2025-57231

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-09-10
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

Path Traversal in avatar attachments in Docmost v0.21.0 allows an unauthenticated malicious actor to disclose local files via a POST Request in a public url.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-09-1022:16CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2025-57231 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2026-09-10
Last Modified
2026-10-26
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-59m3-fj8c-996g

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57231?

Path Traversal in avatar attachments in Docmost v0.21.0 allows an unauthenticated malicious actor to disclose local files via a POST Request in a public url.

Is CVE-2025-57231 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2025-57231, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-57231?

CVE-2025-57231 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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