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Organization Portal SystemApplication · Wellchoose

CVE-2025-8909

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-13
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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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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
Organization Portal System developed by WellChoose has an Arbitrary File Reading vulnerability, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to exploit Absolute Path Traversal to download arbitrary system files.

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

The WellChoose Organization Portal System contains an Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated users with regular privileges to read arbitrary files on the host system by manipulating file path inputs. Attackers can use absolute file paths (e.g., /etc/passwd) in vulnerable parameters to bypass path validation and access sensitive system files beyond the intended web root directory.

MitigationImplement strict input validation to restrict file path parameters, use allowlist validation for permitted files/directories, normalize file paths before access, and ensure users cannot escape the intended document root. Apply least-privilege principles to file system access.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Organization Portal SystemApplication
Affected:< IFTOP_P3_2_1_197

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 checks

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  1. Verify WellChoose Organization Portal System is installed
    Locate the application installation directory or check for the service/process running the portal. Common locations include /opt/, /var/www/, or as a Windows service.
    Affected if The application is present on the system
  2. Confirm the installed version is vulnerable
    Check the application's version information - typically found in an about page, version file, or metadata within the installation directory. Compare against the vulnerable range: < IFTOP_P3_2_1_197
    Affected if The installed version is IFTOP_P3_2_1_197 or any earlier version
  3. Identify file-related functionality accessible to regular users
    Log in as a standard (non-admin) user account and navigate through the portal to locate any file access features such as file download, file preview, document viewer, or attachment retrieval functions.
    Affected if The application exposes file retrieval features to regular authenticated users
  4. Test for absolute path traversal vulnerability
    Within any file access parameter (such as file path, document ID, or attachment name), attempt to provide an absolute system path like /etc/passwd (Linux) or C:\Windows\System32\config\sam (Windows) as input instead of a relative file reference.
    Affected if The application returns contents of files outside the web root when absolute paths are supplied

A user is affected if they run WellChoose Organization Portal System version IFTOP_P3_2_1_197 or earlier and the file access functionality is accessible to regular authenticated users.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict input validation to restrict file path parameters, use allowlist validation for permitted files/directories, normalize file paths before access, and ensure users cannot escape the intended document root. Apply least-privilege principles to file system access.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

IFTOP_P3_2_1_197 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current version of the Organization Portal System (WellChoose) deployed in your environment.
  2. 2. If the current version is earlier than IFTOP_P3_2_1_197, plan for an upgrade to version IFTOP_P3_2_1_197 or later.
  3. 3. Before upgrading, perform a full backup of the system configuration and data.
  4. 4. Obtain the upgrade package from the official vendor (WellChoose) or authorized distribution channel.
  5. 5. Apply the upgrade following the vendor's documented upgrade procedure.
  6. 6. After upgrading, verify the installation was successful and the web application is functioning correctly.
  7. 7. Confirm the path traversal vulnerability is no longer present by testing that arbitrary file paths cannot be accessed through the affected parameters.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Organization Portal System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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