Directory listing disclosure via traversal fallback
Published Oct 3, 2025 · Updated Oct 3, 2025
Directory traversal in Mastra Docs MCP Server 0.13.8 through 0.13.20-alpha.0 allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories. The docsTool executor treats a traversal rejection from readMdxContent as an ordinary miss, then passes the untrusted path to directory-suggestion helpers. Access to the MCP tool is required, and exploitation exposes directory names and filesystem structure, including the service account's home directory, without reading file contents.
Summary
What happened
Directory traversal in Mastra Docs MCP Server 0.13.8 through 0.13.20-alpha.0 allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories. The docsTool executor treats a traversal rejection from readMdxContent as an ordinary miss, then passes the untrusted path to directory-suggestion helpers. Access to the MCP tool is required, and exploitation exposes directory names and filesystem structure, including the service account's home directory, without reading file contents.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-61685
- Published
- Oct 3, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Mastra
- Product
- Mastra
- Classifications
- CWE-548, T1083
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=<= 0.13.8, < 0.13.20
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Public exploit references
- Directory traversal prompt in upstream advisoryproof of concept · unverified
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