CVE-2025-8716 (GCVE-0-2025-8716)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-11 13:42 – Updated: 2025-09-11 14:16
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Summary
In Content Management versions 20.4- 25.3 authenticated attackers may exploit a complex cache poisoning technique to download unprotected files from the server if the filenames are known.
Severity ?
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OpenText OpenText Content Management Affected: 20.4-25.3
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Credits
Armin Stock
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