# CVE-2025-7452: kone-net go-chat Endpoint file_controller.go GetFile path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the GetFile endpoint to read arbitrary files from the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **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:** 11 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j54p-4ww6-j757

## What is CVE-2025-7452?

CVE-2025-7452 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in kone-net go-chat, published on 11 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in kone-net go-chat up to f9e58d0afa9bbdb31faf25e7739da330692c4c63. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function GetFile of the file go-chat/api/v1/file_controller.go of the component Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument fileName leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product is using a rolling release to provide continious delivery. Therefore, no version details for affected nor updated releases are available.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7452?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-7452?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7452 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-7452 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7452 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7452 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in kone-net go-chat, published on 11 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-2025-7452 exists.

Affected product: kone-net go-chat. 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-2025-7452/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7452/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7452
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7452
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7452

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7452/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.