CVE-2025-2651 – This vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Eye... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2025-2651?

CVE-2025-2651 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). This vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop 1.0 allows attackers to view directory listings in the /oews/admin/ path and subdirectories remotely. This exposes sensitive file and directory information that should not be publicly accessible. Anyone running this specific e-commerce software version is affected.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop 1.0 allows attackers to view directory listings in the /oews/admin/ path and subdirectories remotely. This exposes sensitive file and directory information that should not be publicly accessible. Anyone running this specific e-commerce software version is affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop

Versions: 1.0

Operating Systems: All

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Affects the /oews/admin/ directory and multiple subdirectories. The vulnerability exists in default installation.

📦 What is this software?

Online Eyewear Shop by Oretnom23

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers discover sensitive configuration files, backup files, or credentials stored in accessible directories, leading to full system compromise.

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Likely Case

Attackers map the application structure, identify other vulnerabilities, and access sensitive information like configuration details or backup files.

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If Mitigated

Directory listing is disabled, limiting information exposure to only explicitly accessible files.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. Attack requires only web browser or curl requests.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: https://www.sourcecodester.com/

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Configure web server to disable directory listing.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Directory Listing in Apache

linux

Add Options -Indexes directive to Apache configuration to prevent directory listing

Add 'Options -Indexes' to .htaccess file in /oews/admin/ directory or Apache config

Disable Directory Listing in Nginx

linux

Configure Nginx to not show directory contents when no index file is present

Add 'autoindex off;' to Nginx server block configuration

Disable Directory Listing in IIS

windows

Disable directory browsing in IIS Manager

In IIS Manager: Select site → Directory Browsing → Disable

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block requests to directory listings
Restrict access to /oews/admin/ path using IP whitelisting or authentication

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Navigate to http://[target]/oews/admin/ in browser. If directory listing shows files instead of 403 error, system is vulnerable.

Check Version:

Check application files or database for version information. No standard command available.

Verify Fix Applied:

Attempt to access http://[target]/oews/admin/. Should return 403 Forbidden or redirect to login instead of showing directory contents.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Multiple 200 OK responses to /oews/admin/ paths without specific file requests
Unusual access patterns to admin directories

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests to /oews/admin/ without file extensions
Directory traversal patterns in URLs

SIEM Query:

source=web_logs (url="/oews/admin/" OR url="/oews/admin/*") status=200 user_agent!="*bot*"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-2651

CVSS v3 Score: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE: CWE-548

EPSS Score: 0.24% exploit probability (46.6th percentile)

Published: March 23, 2025

Last Updated: May 14, 2025

🔗 References

https://github.com/happytraveller-alone/cve/blob/main/Directory%20Traversal%20Vulnerability.md Exploit,Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300666 Permissions Required,VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.300666 Third Party Advisory,VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.519873 Third Party Advisory,VDB Entry
https://www.sourcecodester.com/ Product

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