# CVE-2025-54769: KL-001-2025-016: Xorux LPAR2RRD File Upload Directory Traversal

> Authenticated read-only users can exploit directory traversal during file upload to overwrite Perl modules, achieving remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 28 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9qq-jmgq-wfv5

## What is CVE-2025-54769?

CVE-2025-54769 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Xorux LPAR2RRD, published on 28 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authenticated, read-only user can upload a file and perform a directory traversal to have the uploaded file placed in a location of their choosing.  This can be used to overwrite existing PERL modules within the application to achieve remote code execution (RCE) by an attacker.

Weakness: CWE-648 (Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs), CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-24 (Path Traversal: '../filedir')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xorux Lpar2rrd.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-54769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-54769 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-54769 exists.

Public exploit code:

- A C‑based proof‑of‑concept exploit for CVE‑2025‑54769, automating the creation and upload of a malicious Perl CGI script to LPAR2RRD’s upgrade endpoint, leveraging directory traversal for remote code execution. (github_poc): https://github.com/byteReaper77/CVE-2025-54769
- LPAR2RRD 8.04 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (exploitdb)
- https://github.com/tunahantekeoglu/CVE-2025-54769 (github_poc): https://github.com/tunahantekeoglu/CVE-2025-54769

## Other vulnerabilities in Xorux LPAR2RRD

- [CVE-2021-42371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42371/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24032/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-4981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4981/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-4982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4982/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42372/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-54769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-54769 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Xorux LPAR2RRD, published on 28 Jul 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-2025-54769 exists.

Affected product: Xorux LPAR2RRD. 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-2025-54769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54769

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.