GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2025-3718 (GCVE-0-2025-3718)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-07 12:33 – Updated: 2025-10-07 13:21
VLAI
Title
Client-side path traversal in Guardian/CMC before 25.2.0
Summary
A client-side path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the web management interface front-end due to missing validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can craft a malicious URL which, if visited by an authenticated victim, leads to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-07 13:20 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Nozomi Networks Guardian Affected: 0 , < 25.2.0 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Nozomi Networks CMC Affected: 0 , < 25.2.0 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2025-10-07 07:00
Show details on NVD website

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-3718",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-10-07T13:20:21.499345Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-10-07T13:21:49.093Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Guardian",
          "vendor": "Nozomi Networks",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "25.2.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "CMC",
          "vendor": "Nozomi Networks",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "25.2.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "This issue was found by Stefano Libero and Andrea Palanca of Nozomi Networks Product Security team during an internal investigation."
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2025-10-07T07:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "A client-side path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the web management interface front-end due to missing validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can craft a malicious URL which, if visited by an authenticated victim, leads to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack."
            }
          ],
          "value": "A client-side path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the web management interface front-end due to missing validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can craft a malicious URL which, if visited by an authenticated victim, leads to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack."
        }
      ],
      "impacts": [
        {
          "capecId": "CAPEC-63",
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV4_0": {
            "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackRequirements": "NONE",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "baseScore": 5.8,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "subAvailabilityImpact": "LOW",
            "subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
            "userInteraction": "ACTIVE",
            "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L",
            "version": "4.0",
            "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
          },
          "format": "CVSS",
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "GENERAL"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 7.9,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "format": "CVSS",
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "GENERAL"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-22",
              "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-10-07T12:33:18.231Z",
        "orgId": "bec8025f-a851-46e5-b3a3-058e6b0aa23c",
        "shortName": "Nozomi"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2025:4-01"
        }
      ],
      "solutions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "Upgrade to v25.2.0 or later.\u003cbr\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "Upgrade to v25.2.0 or later."
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "INTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "Client-side path traversal in Guardian/CMC before 25.2.0",
      "workarounds": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "Use internal firewall features to limit access to the web management interface.\u003cbr\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "Use internal firewall features to limit access to the web management interface."
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "Review all accounts with access to it and delete unnecessary ones.\u003cbr\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "Review all accounts with access to it and delete unnecessary ones."
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "Apply care when opening untrusted links or visiting external websites while an authenticated session to the web management interface is established.\u003cbr\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "Apply care when opening untrusted links or visiting external websites while an authenticated session to the web management interface is established."
        }
      ],
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "bec8025f-a851-46e5-b3a3-058e6b0aa23c",
    "assignerShortName": "Nozomi",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-3718",
    "datePublished": "2025-10-07T12:33:18.231Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T09:04:05.707Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-10-07T13:21:49.093Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2025-3718",
      "date": "2026-09-15",
      "epss": "0.00225",
      "percentile": "0.13322"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2025-3718\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"prodsec@nozominetworks.com\",\"published\":\"2025-10-07T13:15:33.640\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-06-17T09:20:32.640\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Analyzed\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A client-side path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the web management interface front-end due to missing validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can craft a malicious URL which, if visited by an authenticated victim, leads to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.\"}],\"affected\":[{\"source\":\"prodsec@nozominetworks.com\",\"affectedData\":[{\"vendor\":\"Nozomi Networks\",\"product\":\"Guardian\",\"defaultStatus\":\"unaffected\",\"versions\":[{\"version\":\"0\",\"lessThan\":\"25.2.0\",\"versionType\":\"semver\",\"status\":\"affected\"}]},{\"vendor\":\"Nozomi Networks\",\"product\":\"CMC\",\"defaultStatus\":\"unaffected\",\"versions\":[{\"version\":\"0\",\"lessThan\":\"25.2.0\",\"versionType\":\"semver\",\"status\":\"affected\"}]}]}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV40\":[{\"source\":\"prodsec@nozominetworks.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"4.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X\",\"baseScore\":5.9,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackRequirements\":\"NONE\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"ACTIVE\",\"vulnConfidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"vulnIntegrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"vulnAvailabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"subConfidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"subIntegrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"subAvailabilityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"exploitMaturity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"confidentialityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"integrityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"availabilityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackVector\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackComplexity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackRequirements\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedPrivilegesRequired\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedUserInteraction\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Safety\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Automatable\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Recovery\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"valueDensity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"vulnerabilityResponseEffort\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"providerUrgency\":\"NOT_DEFINED\"}}],\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"prodsec@nozominetworks.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":7.9,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.3,\"impactScore\":6.0},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N\",\"baseScore\":5.4,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.3,\"impactScore\":2.7}],\"ssvcV203\":[{\"source\":\"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\",\"ssvcData\":{\"timestamp\":\"2025-10-07T13:20:21.499345Z\",\"id\":\"CVE-2025-3718\",\"options\":[{\"exploitation\":\"none\"},{\"automatable\":\"no\"},{\"technicalImpact\":\"partial\"}],\"role\":\"CISA Coordinator\",\"version\":\"2.0.3\"}}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"prodsec@nozominetworks.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-22\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:nozominetworks:cmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"25.2.0\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"6EE8E12E-EBAC-4B34-9D31-F68195E1F5CF\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:nozominetworks:guardian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"25.2.0\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"81AC5154-CA70-4917-8B33-D7AD5B57C683\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2025:4-01\",\"source\":\"prodsec@nozominetworks.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "redhat_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2025-10-08T16:47:16+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-3718",
      "id": "CVE-2025-3718",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-10-07T07:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "Client-side path traversal in Guardian/CMC before 25.2.0",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-3718.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2025-3718\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-10-07T13:20:21.499345Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-10-07T13:20:27.476Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"Client-side path traversal in Guardian/CMC before 25.2.0\", \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"INTERNAL\"}, \"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"finder\", \"value\": \"This issue was found by Stefano Libero and Andrea Palanca of Nozomi Networks Product Security team during an internal investigation.\"}], \"impacts\": [{\"capecId\": \"CAPEC-63\", \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)\"}]}], \"metrics\": [{\"format\": \"CVSS\", \"cvssV4_0\": {\"Safety\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"version\": \"4.0\", \"Recovery\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"baseScore\": 5.8, \"Automatable\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"valueDensity\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L\", \"providerUrgency\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"userInteraction\": \"ACTIVE\", \"attackComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackRequirements\": \"NONE\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"subIntegrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"vulnIntegrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"subAvailabilityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"vulnAvailabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"subConfidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"vulnConfidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"vulnerabilityResponseEffort\": \"NOT_DEFINED\"}, \"scenarios\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"GENERAL\"}]}, {\"format\": \"CVSS\", \"cvssV3_1\": {\"scope\": \"CHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 7.9, \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"userInteraction\": \"REQUIRED\", \"attackComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\"}, \"scenarios\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"GENERAL\"}]}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"Nozomi Networks\", \"product\": \"Guardian\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"25.2.0\", \"versionType\": \"semver\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\"}, {\"vendor\": \"Nozomi Networks\", \"product\": \"CMC\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"25.2.0\", \"versionType\": \"semver\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\"}], \"solutions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Upgrade to v25.2.0 or later.\", \"supportingMedia\": [{\"type\": \"text/html\", \"value\": \"Upgrade to v25.2.0 or later.\u003cbr\u003e\", \"base64\": false}]}], \"datePublic\": \"2025-10-07T07:00:00.000Z\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2025:4-01\"}], \"workarounds\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Use internal firewall features to limit access to the web management interface.\", \"supportingMedia\": [{\"type\": \"text/html\", \"value\": \"Use internal firewall features to limit access to the web management interface.\u003cbr\u003e\", \"base64\": false}]}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Review all accounts with access to it and delete unnecessary ones.\", \"supportingMedia\": [{\"type\": \"text/html\", \"value\": \"Review all accounts with access to it and delete unnecessary ones.\u003cbr\u003e\", \"base64\": false}]}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Apply care when opening untrusted links or visiting external websites while an authenticated session to the web management interface is established.\", \"supportingMedia\": [{\"type\": \"text/html\", \"value\": \"Apply care when opening untrusted links or visiting external websites while an authenticated session to the web management interface is established.\u003cbr\u003e\", \"base64\": false}]}], \"x_generator\": {\"engine\": \"Vulnogram 0.2.0\"}, \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A client-side path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the web management interface front-end due to missing validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can craft a malicious URL which, if visited by an authenticated victim, leads to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.\", \"supportingMedia\": [{\"type\": \"text/html\", \"value\": \"A client-side path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the web management interface front-end due to missing validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can craft a malicious URL which, if visited by an authenticated victim, leads to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.\", \"base64\": false}]}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-22\", \"description\": \"CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"bec8025f-a851-46e5-b3a3-058e6b0aa23c\", \"shortName\": \"Nozomi\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-10-07T12:33:18.231Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2025-3718\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-10-07T13:21:49.093Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2025-04-16T09:04:05.707Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"bec8025f-a851-46e5-b3a3-058e6b0aa23c\", \"datePublished\": \"2025-10-07T12:33:18.231Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"Nozomi\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.


Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Loading…

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Loading…

Loading…

Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.


Loading…