CVE-2025-66905 describes a path traversal vulnerability in the Takes web framework's TkFiles component (versions through 2.0-SNAPSHOT). This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass directory restrictions by including "../" sequences in HTTP request paths, enabling them to read arbitrary files from the host system. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:takes:tkfiles:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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