CVE-2025-44177 EXPLOIT
8.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in White Star Software Protop version 4.4.2-2024-11-27, specifically in the /pt3upd/ endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely read arbitrary files on the underlying OS using encoded traversal sequences.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.36% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2025-07-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wss | protop |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | White Star Software Protop 4.4.2-2024-11-27 - Local File Inclusion (LFI) | 2025-07-16 |
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