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CVE-2019-25574: Green CMS 2.x Path Traversal Arbitrary File Download

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Green CMS 2.x contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to download arbitrary files and directories by injecting directory traversal sequences. Attackers can manipulate the theme_name parameter in the themeexporthandle action or supply base64-encoded file paths to the downfile action to retrieve sensitive files outside intended directories.

Affected products

• GreenCMS: from 2.1.0612 through 2.3.0603

References

• http://www.greencms.net/
• https://codeload.github.com/GreenCMS/GreenCMS/zip/beta
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46245
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/green-cms-2-x-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-download

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