CVE-2025-5880 Whistle get-temp-file path traversal
Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in Whistle's get-temp-file endpoint to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5880?
CVE-2025-5880 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Whistle, published on 9 Jun 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 Whistle 2.9.98 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /cgi-bin/sessions/get-temp-file. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to path traversal. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5880?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5880 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-2025-5880 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5880 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h2q-247m-jhjc.