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CVE-2025-63918

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Description

PDFPatcher executable does not validate user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal attacks allowing attackers to upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.2 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-17 17:15:51.333000
Last modified
2026-11-05 14:10:00.273000
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  "id": "CVE-2025-63918",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-11-17T17:15:51.333",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-05T14:10:00.273",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "PDFPatcher executable does not validate user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal attacks allowing attackers to upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El ejecutable de PDFPatcher no valida las rutas de archivo proporcionadas por el usuario, lo que permite ataques de salto de directorio, permitiendo a los atacantes subir archivos arbitrarios a ubicaciones arbitrarias."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "n/a",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 6.2,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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      "url": "https://github.com/cydtseng/Vulnerability-Research/blob/main/pdfpatcher/DirectoryTraversal-ImageExport.md",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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