CVE-2025-11031 DataTables examples.php path traversal

What is CVE-2025-11031?

CVE-2025-11031 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in DataTables, published on 26 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw has been found in DataTables up to 1.10.13. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /examples/resources/examples.php. This manipulation of the argument src causes path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.10.15 is sufficient to fix this issue. Patch name: 3b24f99ac4ddb7f9072076b0d07f0b1a408f177a. Upgrading the affected component is advised. This vulnerability was initially reported for code-projects Faculty Management System but appears to affect DataTables as an upstream component instead. The vendor of DataTables explains: "I would suggest that the author upgrade to the latest versions of DataTables (actually, they shouldn't really be deploying that file to their own server at all - it is only relevant for the DataTables examples)."

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11031?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sprymedia Datatables.

How do I fix CVE-2025-11031?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-11031 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11031 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in DataTables

• CVE-2021-36713 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 6.1
• CVE-2015-6584 DataTable Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-h5mg-c768-q2fp.