CVE-2025-53358

MEDIUM EPSS 29.9%
Published Jul 2, 202512mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 2, 2025 12mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

kotaemon is an open-source RAG-based tool for document comprehension. From versions 0.10.6 and prior, in libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/ui.py, the index_fn method accepts both URLs and local file paths without validation. The pipeline streams these paths directly and stores them, enabling attackers to traverse directories (e.g. ../../../../../.env) and exfiltrate sensitive files. This issue has been patched via commit 37cdc28, in version 0.10.7 which has not been made public at time of publication.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
29.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/commit/37cdc28ceb46e505d25221584daf1fe61e26b2cc
  • github.com https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/pull/755
  • github.com https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/security/advisories/GHSA-jw4w-xcvf-jq5x

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.