CVE-2025-50904Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated admin access via path normalization gap

Published Aug 20, 2025 · Updated Aug 21, 2025

Authentication bypass in the WinterChenS web application through commit 6c79286 allows remote attackers to publish articles via a crafted admin URL. BaseInterceptor.preHandle normalizes request paths but fails to account for semicolon traversal such as /..;/, so a login-prefixed path returns true before the protected admin handler is reached. No account or token is required; the demonstrated request reaches the article-publishing endpoint with administrator-level application access.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in the WinterChenS web application through commit 6c79286 allows remote attackers to publish articles via a crafted admin URL. BaseInterceptor.preHandle normalizes request paths but fails to account for semicolon traversal such as /..;/, so a login-prefixed path returns true before the protected admin handler is reached. No account or token is required; the demonstrated request reaches the article-publishing endpoint with administrator-level application access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-50904
Published
Aug 20, 2025
Updated
Aug 21, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-288, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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