CVE-2023-25814: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in metersphere

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-03-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

metersphere is an open source continuous testing platform. In versions prior to 2.7.1 a user who has permission to create a resource file through UI operations is able to append a path to their submission query which will be read by the system and displayed to the user. This allows a users of the system to read arbitrary files on the filesystem of the server so long as the server process itself has permission to read the requested files. This issue has been addressed in version 2.7.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected products

metersphere: before 2.7.1 — fixed in 2.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: metersphere 2.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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