CVE-2025-5114Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated arbitrary file read via PHAR wrapper

Published May 23, 2025 · Updated May 23, 2025

Path traversal in ZenTao 21.5_20250307 Editor allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through a crafted filePath value. The edit method base64-decodes filePath, applies a base-path prefix check that PHAR wrapper paths bypass, and passes the result to file_get_contents. Committer access reaches the endpoint, exposing server files and application secrets without requiring code execution.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in ZenTao 21.5_20250307 Editor allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through a crafted filePath value. The edit method base64-decodes filePath, applies a base-path prefix check that PHAR wrapper paths bypass, and passes the result to file_get_contents. Committer access reaches the endpoint, exposing server files and application secrets without requiring code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5114
Published
May 23, 2025
Updated
May 23, 2025
Vendor
Qingdao Esoft Tianchuang Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
ZenTao
Classifications
CWE-502, CWE-20, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 23, 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=21.5_20250307

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Qingdao Esoft Tianchuang Network Technology Co., Ltd. · ZenTaoversion=21.5_20250307

Published CVSS scores

6.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
5.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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