CVE-2019-25574

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.greencms.net/	Broken Link
https://codeload.github.com/GreenCMS/GreenCMS/zip/beta	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46245	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/green-cms-2-x-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-download	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:njtech:greencms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-21 16:16

Updated : 2026-03-24 16:37

NVD link : CVE-2019-25574

Mitre link : CVE-2019-25574

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-25574

JSON object : View

Products Affected

njtech

greencms

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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