#VU118851 Path traversal in MariaDB - CVE-2025-13699

 

#VU118851 Path traversal in MariaDB - CVE-2025-13699

Published: December 1, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118851
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13699
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MariaDB
Software vendor:
MariaDB Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the handling of view names. A remote attacker can trick a victim to interact with the mariadb-dump utility and upload arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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