# CVE-2025-4175: AlanBinu007 Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects Upload Profile API Endpoint UserProfileController.java uploadUserProfileImage path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2025-05-10

## Affected

- AlanBinu007 Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects: 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AlanBinu007 Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects up to 3.1.3. This affects the function uploadUserProfileImage of the file /Spring-Boot-Advanced-Projects-main/Project-4.SpringBoot-AWS-S3/backend/src/main/java/com/urunov/profile/UserProfileController.java of the component Upload Profile API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.306795
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.306795
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.561760
- https://github.com/ShenxiuSec/cve-proofs/blob/main/POC-20250418-01.md

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