CVE-2025-64714 PrivateBin's template-switching feature allows arbitrary local file inclusion through path traversal
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in the template-switching feature to read sensitive files or execute code if template selection is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-64714?
CVE-2025-64714 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in PrivateBin, published on 13 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PrivateBin is an online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Starting in version 1.7.7 and prior to version 2.0.3, an unauthenticated Local File Inclusion exists in the template-switching feature. If `templateselection` is enabled in the configuration, the server trusts the `template` cookie and includes the referenced PHP file. An attacker can read sensitive data or, if they manage to drop a PHP file elsewhere, gain remote code execution. The constructed path of the template file is checked for existence, then included. For PrivateBin project files this does not leak any secrets due to data files being created with PHP code that prevents execution, but if a configuration file without that line got created or the visitor figures out the relative path to a PHP script that directly performs an action without appropriate privilege checking, those might execute or leak information. The issue has been patched in version 2.0.3. As a workaround, set `templateselection = false` (which is the default) in `cfg/conf.php` or remove it entirely
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-64714?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including privatebin/privatebin.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
privatebin/privatebin Packagist | From 1.7.7 | 2.0.3 |
privatebin/privatebin Packagist | From 1.7.7 | 2.0.3 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-64714?
Upgrade privatebin/privatebin to 2.0.3 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-64714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-64714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2j9-g8r5-rg82.