# CVE-2025-14617: Jehovahs Witnesses JW Library App org.jw.jwlibrary.mobile.activity.SiloContainer path traversal

> A path traversal vulnerability in the JW Library Android app allows local attackers to read or modify files via the SiloContainer component.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3j64-3qch-r6qw

## What is CVE-2025-14617?

CVE-2025-14617 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jehovahs Witnesses JW Library App, published on 13 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Jehovahs Witnesses JW Library App up to 15.5.1 on Android. Affected is an unknown function of the component org.jw.jwlibrary.mobile.activity.SiloContainer. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14617?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-14617?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14617 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14617 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14617 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14617 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jehovahs Witnesses JW Library App, published on 13 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14617 exists.

Affected product: Jehovahs Witnesses JW Library App. 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-2025-14617/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14617/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14617
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14617
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14617

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14617/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.