# CVE-2025-67004: Path traversal in n/a

> An admin user can read arbitrary files via directory traversal, though this is disputed as a web-server configuration issue.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:** 9 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w9h-4qfh-f6m6

## What is CVE-2025-67004?

CVE-2025-67004 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

** Disputed ** An Information Disclosure vulnerability in CouchCMS 2.4 allow an Admin user to read arbitrary files via traversing directories back after back. It can Disclosure the source code or any other confidential information if weaponize accordingly. NOTE: A community member states that this is not a CouchCMS vulnerability and that if /\<file> is accessible it is a web-server configuration issue.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-67004?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Couchcms Couchcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-67004?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-67004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-67004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-29002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29002/): CouchCMS Privilege Escalation via f_k_levels_list Parameter (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-15005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15005/): CouchCMS reCAPTCHA config.example.php hard-coded key (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-41609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41609/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-67004 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-67004 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2025-67004/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67004/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-67004
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67004
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-67004

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67004/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.