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Fencer Vulns
high 8.6

CVE-2023-25573 in the critical feed json

Improper access control to download file in metersphere

published 2023-03-09 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-29520

cvss
8.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
51.6%
EPSS 51.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

metersphere is an open source continuous testing platform. In affected versions an improper access control vulnerability exists in `/api/jmeter/download/files`, which allows any user to download any file without authentication. This issue may expose all files available to the running process. This issue has been addressed in version 1.20.20 lts and 2.7.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • metersphere metersphere 1.20.19

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

51.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Metersphere - Arbitrary File Read nuclei detection template
  • github.com https://github.com/metersphere/metersphere/security/advisories/GHSA-mcwr-j9vm-5g8h referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • metersphere metersphere

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.