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CVE-2019-25097

A vulnerability was found in soerennb eXtplorer up to 2.1.12 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Directory Content Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 2.1.13 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is b8fcb888f4ff5e171c16797a4b075c6c6f50bf46. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217436.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from extplorer organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2023-01-05T08:15:08.587

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:39:55.937

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

5.1

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	extplorer	extplorer	< 2.1.13	Yes

References

https://github.com/soerennb/extplorer/commit/b8fcb888f4ff5e171c16797a4b075c6c6f50bf46 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/soerennb/extplorer/releases/tag/v2.1.13 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217436 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.217436 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/soerennb/extplorer/commit/b8fcb888f4ff5e171c16797a4b075c6c6f50bf46 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/soerennb/extplorer/releases/tag/v2.1.13 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217436 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?id.217436 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For extplorer's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.