SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-50819

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in beiyuouo arxiv-daily thru 2025-05-06 (commit fad168770b0e68aef3e5acfa16bb2e7a7765d687) when parsing the the topic.yml file in the generation logic in daily_arxiv.py.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Beiyuouo	Arxiv-daily	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	beiyuouo	arxiv-daily	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/amooryx/arxiv-daily/security/advisories/GHSA-xqg6-5wfv-4855

https://github.com/beiyuouo/arxiv-daily

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: July 15, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: July 15, 2025, 8:07 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

CVE-2025-50819