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CVE-2025-23011: Fedora Repository archive extraction path traversal

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-23

Description

Fedora Repository 3.8.1 allows path traversal when extracting uploaded archives ("Zip Slip"). A remote, authenticated attacker can upload a specially crafted archive that will extract an arbitrary JSP file to a location that can be executed by an unauthenticated GET request. Fedora Repository 3.8.1 was released on 2015-06-11 and is no longer maintained. Migrate to a currently supported version (6.5.1 as of 2025-01-23).

Affected products

• Fedorarepository Fcrepo: before 6.5.1 — fixed in 6.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fedorarepository Fcrepo 6.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/fcrepo-exts/migration-utils
• https://github.com/fcrepo/fcrepo/releases
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-021-01.json

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