CVE-2025-27413 PwnDoc Arbitrary File Write to RCE using Path Traversal in template update from backup templates.json
Administrators can exploit path traversal in backup restoration to write arbitrary files, potentially overwriting source code to achieve remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27413?
CVE-2025-27413 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in pwndoc, published on 28 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PwnDoc is a penetration test reporting application. Prior to version 1.2.0, the backup restore functionality allows an administrator to import raw data into the database, including Path Traversal (`../`) sequences. This is problematic for the template update functionality as it uses the path from the database to write arbitrary content to, potentially overwriting source code to achieve Remote Code Execution. Any user with the `backups:create`, `backups:update` and `templates:update` permissions (only administrators by default) can write arbitrary content to anywhere on the filesystem. By overwriting source code, it is possible to achieve Remote Code Execution. Version 1.2.0 fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27413?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pwndoc Project Pwndoc.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27413 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-2025-27413 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-27413 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in pwndoc
- CVE-2022-45771 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2021-31590 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-55602 PenDoc vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read on updating and downloading templates using Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-23044 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allows creating admin account with POST request
- CVE-2025-27410 PwnDoc Arbitrary File Write to RCE using Path Traversal in backup restore as admin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3vj-47cf-4672.