CVE-2025-32209
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 · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in totalprocessing Nomupay Payment Processing Gateway totalprocessing-card-payments allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Nomupay Payment Processing Gateway: from n/a through <= 7.1.5.
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 confidenceA path traversal vulnerability in the Nomupay Payment Processing Gateway (totalprocessing-card-payments) versions through 7.1.5 allows attackers to access files outside restricted directories by manipulating file path inputs with sequences like '../'. This could enable unauthorized access to sensitive system files or configuration data.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Nomupay Payment Processing Gateway is installedSearch for the totalprocessing-card-payments component in your application inventory, installed packages, or dependency lists. Check for JAR files, npm packages, or Docker images containing 'totalprocessing-card-payments' or 'nomupay'.Affected if The component is present in your environment
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Determine the installed versionCheck the version of totalprocessing-card-payments in your dependency manifest (pom.xml, package.json, requirements.txt) or the installed artifact metadata. Compare the version number against the affected range through 7.1.5.Affected if The installed version is 7.1.5 or any earlier version (7.1.5, 7.1.4, 7.1.0, etc.)
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Identify if file path parameters are usedReview application endpoints or APIs that accept file path inputs, upload parameters, or file reference arguments. Look for functionality that reads, processes, or serves files based on user-supplied paths.Affected if The application accepts file path parameters in any processing function
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Test for path traversal vulnerabilityIf file path parameters exist, inspect whether they sanitize or validate path inputs containing '../' sequences. Check if the application restricts path operations to intended directories using allow-list validation or canonical path checks (realpath()).Affected if Path inputs with '../' sequences are not validated or blocked, allowing access outside intended directories
You are affected if totalprocessing-card-payments version 7.1.5 or earlier is installed AND your environment exposes file path parameters that lack proper traversal protection.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation on all file path parameters using allow-list validation, canonicalize paths using realpath() before access checks, and ensure all path operations are restricted to intended directory boundaries.
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