CVE-2025-8729 MigoXLab LMeterX upload_service.py process_cert_files path traversal
Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in LMeterX to read or modify files via the task_id parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8729?
CVE-2025-8729 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in MigoXLab LMeterX, published on 8 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in MigoXLab LMeterX 1.2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function process_cert_files of the file backend/service/upload_service.py. The manipulation of the argument task_id leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is f1b00597e293d09452aabd4fa57f3185207350e8. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Migoxlab Lmeterx.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8729 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-2025-8729 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8729 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x36-997r-xj57.