# CVE-2025-24886: pwn.college has Symlink LFI in Dojo repos

> Attackers can exploit symlink checks in Dojo repositories to perform Local File Inclusion and read sensitive files from the server.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A: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:** 30 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcq8-jqq5-9xmh

## What is CVE-2025-24886?

CVE-2025-24886 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in pwncollege dojo, published on 30 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

pwn.college is an education platform to learn about, and practice, core cybersecurity concepts in a hands-on fashion. Incorrect symlink checks on user specified dojos allows for users (admin not required) to perform an LFI from the CTFd container. When a user clones or updates repositories, a check is performed to see if the repository had contained any symlinks. A malicious user could craft a repository with symlinks pointed to sensitive files and then retrieve them using the CTFd website.

Weakness: CWE-61 (UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24886?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-24886?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-24886 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-24886 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-24886 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-24886 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in pwncollege dojo, published on 30 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-2025-24886 exists.

Affected product: pwncollege dojo. 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-2025-24886/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24886/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24886
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24886
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24886

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24886/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.