Authenticated file disclosure via traversed backup identifier
Published Aug 19, 2025 · Updated Aug 19, 2025
Path traversal in qBit Manage 4.5.0 through 4.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files through its web API. The restore_config_from_backup endpoint joins the unvalidated backup_id value to the backup directory, so parent-directory sequences resolve outside that directory. Exploitation requires the web API to be enabled and reachable with authentication, and disclosure is limited to files readable by the qBit Manage process.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in qBit Manage 4.5.0 through 4.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files through its web API. The restore_config_from_backup endpoint joins the unvalidated backup_id value to the backup directory, so parent-directory sequences resolve outside that directory. Exploitation requires the web API to be enabled and reachable with authentication, and disclosure is limited to files readable by the qBit Manage process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-55295
- Published
- Aug 19, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2025
- Vendor
- StuffAnThings
- Product
- qBit Manage
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=>= 4.5.0, < 4.5.4
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Public exploit references
- Upstream backup restore path-traversal requestproof of concept · demonstrated
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