# CVE-2025-47788: Missing Path Validation Enables Path Traversal in Controller.php

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 602
- Published: 2025-05-15 · Updated: 2025-05-19

## Affected

- Atheos: fixed in 602

## Description

Atheos is a self-hosted browser-based cloud IDE. Prior to v602, similar to GHSA-rgjm-6p59-537v/CVE-2025-22152, the `$target` parameter in `/controller.php` was not properly validated, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary files on the server via path traversal. v602 contains a fix for the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Atheos, upgrade to a fixed version (602) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/Atheos/Atheos/security/advisories/GHSA-x9vw-6vfx-7rx5
- https://github.com/Atheos/Atheos/commit/97fe76871578d2011ebe9281f3a005c5df85162b

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