CVE-2025-5880
Whistle get-temp-file path traversal
- Published
- Jun 9, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Evidence observed
- Aug 20, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 44.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Whistle 2.9.98 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /cgi-bin/sessions/get-temp-file. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to path traversal. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Sources
2Proof-of-concept exploit for an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in Whistle v2.9.98.
PoC for a Path Traversal vulnerability in Whistle v2.9.98 via the /cgi-bin/sessions/get-temp-file endpoint. (Unpatched)
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