#VU119126 Path traversal in CKEditor 5 Premium Features - CVE-2025-13980

 

#VU119126 Path traversal in CKEditor 5 Premium Features - CVE-2025-13980

Published: December 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119126
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13980
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CKEditor 5 Premium Features
Software vendor:
wwalc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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