{"id":79387,"date":"2025-10-01T00:06:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:06:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:32:39","slug":"cve-2025-56816-high-risk-directory-traversal-vulnerability-in-datart-1-0-0-rc-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-56816-high-risk-directory-traversal-vulnerability-in-datart-1-0-0-rc-3\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-56816: High-risk Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Datart 1.0.0-rc.3<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will be discussing a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-56816, found in Datart version 1.0.0-rc.3. This vulnerability allows attackers to commit a Directory Traversal attack, which could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. It primarily affects users and organizations utilizing the Datart application, and its severity lies in the fact that it could be exploited to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7388-remote-command-execution-via-java-rmi-interface-in-openedge-adminserver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87026\">Remote Code Execution<\/a> (RCE) under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-56816<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86645\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-276110751\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Datart | 1.0.0-rc.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55747-configuration-file-exposure-in-xwiki-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87407\">configuration file<\/a> handling in the Datart 1.0.0-rc.3 application. The application permits attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57148-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-online-shopping-portal-2-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86571\">upload arbitrary YAML files<\/a> to the `config\/jdbc-driver-ext.yml` path. The application then parses this file by utilizing SnakeYAML&#8217;s unsafe `load()` or `loadAs()` methods, all without any form of input sanitization. This allows for the deserialization of attacker-controlled YAML content, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47130-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker-leads-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87206\">leading to arbitrary<\/a> class instantiation. Under specific conditions, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53248-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-magazine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86838\">vulnerability can be exploited to attain Remote<\/a> Code Execution (RCE).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4044322391\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following conceptual example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30330-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-29-3-28-7-5-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91702\">illustrates how the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. It is a sample HTTP request where a malicious YAML <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58819-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-creedally-bulk-featured-image\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87001\">file is uploaded<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload\/config\/jdbc-driver-ext.yml HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/yaml\n{ &quot;malicious_yaml_content&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9113-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-doccure-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87967\">uploads a YAML file<\/a> with malicious content to the `config\/jdbc-driver-ext.yml` path. The application then parses this file using the unsafe method, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47099-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86804\">leading to potential arbitrary class instantiation and possible Remote Code<\/a> Execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommendation is to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation. It is also advisable to implement strict input validation rules to prevent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-56265-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-n8n-s-chat-trigger-component\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87942\">upload of arbitrary YAML files<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we will be discussing a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-56816, found in Datart version 1.0.0-rc.3. This vulnerability allows attackers to commit a Directory Traversal attack, which could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. It primarily affects users and organizations utilizing the Datart application, and its severity lies in the fact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[85,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-79387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-directory-traversal","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79387"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84871,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79387\/revisions\/84871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79387"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=79387"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=79387"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=79387"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=79387"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=79387"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=79387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}