Path TraversalWeakness · CWE-22

CVE-2025-13266

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A security vulnerability has been detected in wwwlike vlife up to 2.0.1. This issue affects the function create of the file vlife-base/src/main/java/cn/wwwlike/sys/api/SysFileApi.java of the component VLifeApi. Such manipulation of the argument fileName leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A path traversal vulnerability exists in wwwlike vlife up to version 2.0.1 in the SysFileApi.java component. The create function fails to properly sanitize the fileName parameter, allowing attackers to manipulate file paths using ../ sequences to write files outside the intended upload directory. This is a server-side vulnerability exploitable remotely.

MitigationImplement strict input validation on the fileName parameter using basename() to extract only the filename, combined with allowlist validation. Additionally, restrict the upload directory to a non-system location and enforce file type restrictions.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify wwwlike vlife version
    Locate the application deployment and check the version identifier (typically in manifest files, build metadata, or application properties). Compare the installed version to the affected range: any version up to and including 2.0.1 is vulnerable.
    Affected if The installed version is 2.0.1 or lower.
  2. Locate SysFileApi.java component
    Search the application source code or deployed artifacts for the file SysFileApi.java. This component contains the vulnerable create function.
    Affected if SysFileApi.java exists in the deployment and contains a create function that accepts a fileName parameter.
  3. Verify file upload endpoint is exposed
    Identify and inspect the web service endpoint or API route that exposes the create function in SysFileApi.java. Check if it accepts HTTP requests (typically POST) with a fileName parameter.
    Affected if The create function endpoint is accessible over the network and accepts fileName input.
  4. Check input sanitization on fileName parameter
    Review the source code of the create function in SysFileApi.java. Look for input validation logic that processes the fileName parameter before using it in file operations.
    Affected if The code lacks proper sanitization (such as basename() extraction) and allows ../ sequences to pass through the fileName parameter unchecked.

A system is affected if it runs wwwlike vlife version 2.0.1 or lower, has the SysFileApi.java component with an exposed create function, and does not sanitize the fileName parameter to block path traversal sequences.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict input validation on the fileName parameter using basename() to extract only the filename, combined with allowlist validation. Additionally, restrict the upload directory to a non-system location and enforce file type restrictions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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