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CVE-2024-25975: Arbitrary File Overwrite

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-73

Description

The application implements an up- and downvote function which alters a value within a JSON file. The POST parameters are not filtered properly and therefore an arbitrary file can be overwritten. The file can be controlled by an authenticated attacker, the content cannot be controlled. It is possible to overwrite all files for which the webserver has write access. It is required to supply a relative path (path traversal).

Affected products

• Hawki: before commit_146967f — fixed in commit_146967f

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hawki commit_146967f. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/34
• https://github.com/HAWK-Digital-Environments/HAWKI/commit/146967f3148e92d1640ffebc21d8914e2d7fb3f1
• https://r.sec-consult.com/hawki
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/34
• https://github.com/HAWK-Digital-Environments/HAWKI/commit/146967f3148e92d1640ffebc21d8914e2d7fb3f1
• https://r.sec-consult.com/hawki

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