CVE-2025-24886Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated file disclosure via repository symlink following

Published Jan 30, 2025 · Updated Jan 31, 2025

Local file inclusion in pwn.college DOJO 613e4fd654b16e5e0888e9205702bde83de91c60 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files. Repository clone and update validation fails to reject attacker-supplied symbolic links, so rendering a linked dojo file such as DESCRIPTION.md follows its target inside the CTFd container. Any non-administrator account that can create a dojo from a crafted repository can disclose server secrets and other container-readable files.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Local file inclusion in pwn.college DOJO 613e4fd654b16e5e0888e9205702bde83de91c60 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files. Repository clone and update validation fails to reject attacker-supplied symbolic links, so rendering a linked dojo file such as DESCRIPTION.md follows its target inside the CTFd container. Any non-administrator account that can create a dojo from a crafted repository can disclose server secrets and other container-readable files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24886
Published
Jan 30, 2025
Updated
Jan 31, 2025
Vendor
pwn.college
Product
DOJO
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-61, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=<= 613e4fd654b16e5e0888e9205702bde83de91c60

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

pwn.college · DOJOversion=<= 613e4fd654b16e5e0888e9205702bde83de91c60

Published CVSS scores

7.7GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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