CVE-2025-13266

5.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a path traversal vulnerability in wwwlike vlife software up to version 2.0.1. Attackers can manipulate the fileName parameter in the SysFileApi component to access or write files outside intended directories. Organizations using affected versions of vlife are vulnerable to this remote attack.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • wwwlike vlife
Versions: Up to and including 2.0.1
Operating Systems: All platforms running Java
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects the VLifeApi component specifically in the SysFileApi.java file

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete system compromise through arbitrary file write leading to remote code execution or sensitive data exfiltration

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Likely Case

Unauthorized file access, directory traversal to read sensitive configuration files or write malicious files

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If Mitigated

Limited impact if proper input validation and file system permissions restrict access to critical areas

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - Attack can be launched remotely without authentication
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Still exploitable from internal networks but attack surface is reduced

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

Exploit details are publicly disclosed on GitHub and vulnerability databases

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: Not available

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Monitor official wwwlike/vlife repository for security updates
2. Apply patch when available
3. Restart affected services after patching

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation Filter

all

Implement strict input validation to reject path traversal sequences

Implement validation in create function to reject ../, ..\, and absolute paths

File System Sandboxing

all

Restrict file operations to specific directories using Java Security Manager

Configure Java Security Manager with restrictive file permissions

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block path traversal patterns
  • Restrict network access to vlife services to trusted IPs only

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if running vlife version 2.0.1 or earlier by examining application version

Check Version:

Check application configuration or deployment files for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Test if path traversal attempts are blocked after implementing workarounds

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual file access patterns
  • Requests containing ../ or ..\ sequences
  • Failed file operations with traversal attempts

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests with suspicious file paths to SysFileApi endpoints

SIEM Query:

source="vlife" AND (uri="*../*" OR uri="*..\\*")

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