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Path traversal in media API

High
bbonf published GHSA-qchv-83cq-pfqj Jul 21, 2025

Package

I-Analyzer

Affected versions

< 5.19.2

Patched versions

5.19.2

Description

Impact

I-Analyzer's media API can be used to read arbitrary files from the system.

Patches

The bug has been resolved in version 5.19.2 of I-Analyzer by introducing path validation and MIME type check on requested files.

Workarounds

It is possible mitigate the scope of the issue by limiting the permissions of the user running I-Analyzer, or running in a constrained environment (e.g. a container).

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE ID

No known CVE

Weaknesses

Path Traversal: '/absolute/pathname/here'

The product accepts input in the form of a slash absolute path ('/absolute/pathname/here') without appropriate validation, which can allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files. Learn more on MITRE.
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