CVE-2025-44177 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting White Star Software Protop version 4.4.2-2024-11-27, specifically within the /pt3upd/ endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to remotely read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system using encoded traversal sequences. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 8.2), indicating a low attack complexity and significant impact on confidentiality and integrity. While not yet in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, and there is considerable community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.4.2-2024-11-27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wss:protop:4.4.2-2024-11-27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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