CVE-2025-23011 Fedora Repository archive extraction path traversal
Authenticated attackers can upload crafted archives to extract executable JSP files, enabling remote code execution on unmaintained Fedora Repository instances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23011?
CVE-2025-23011 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedora Repository, published on 23 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Fedora Repository 3.8.1 allows path traversal when extracting uploaded archives ("Zip Slip"). A remote, authenticated attacker can upload a specially crafted archive that will extract an arbitrary JSP file to a location that can be executed by an unauthenticated GET request. Fedora Repository 3.8.1 was released on 2015-06-11 and is no longer maintained. Migrate to a currently supported version (6.5.1 as of 2025-01-23).
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23011?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fedorarepository Fcrepo.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23011?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23011 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-2025-23011 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-23011 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedora Repository
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2j4-x5h5-fmjm.