# CVE-2025-0703: JoeyBling bootplus SysFileController.java path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the file controller to read arbitrary files from the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q375-28p2-pq93

## What is CVE-2025-0703?

CVE-2025-0703 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in JoeyBling bootplus, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in JoeyBling bootplus up to 247d5f6c209be1a5cf10cd0fa18e1d8cc63cf55d. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file src/main/java/io/github/controller/SysFileController.java. The manipulation of the argument name leads to path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0703?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Joeybling Bootplus.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-0703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0703 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0703 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in JoeyBling bootplus

- [CVE-2025-0704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0704/): JoeyBling bootplus QrCodeController.java qrCode resource consumption (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-0705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0705/): JoeyBling bootplus QrCodeController.java qrCode redirect (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-0698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0698/): JoeyBling bootplus list sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-0699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0699/): JoeyBling bootplus list sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-0700](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0700/): JoeyBling bootplus list sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-0703 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0703 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in JoeyBling bootplus, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0703 exists.

Affected product: JoeyBling bootplus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0703/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0703/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0703
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0703
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0703

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0703/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.