Path traversal in HTML Publisher - CVE-2025-53651
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113404
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53651
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application displays log messages that include the absolute paths of files archived during the Publish HTML reports post-build step. A remote user can read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
HTML Publisher
How to mitigate CVE-2025-53651
Install updates from vendor's website.
HTML Publisher - update to 427