CVE-2025-44177 (GCVE-0-2025-44177)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-09 00:00 – Updated: 2025-07-09 20:43Summary
A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in White Star Software Protop version 4.4.2-2024-11-27, specifically in the /pt3upd/ endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely read arbitrary files on the underlying OS using encoded traversal sequences.
Severity
8.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-09 20:41 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
2 references
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: efa53bb8-76c1-4cc7-ad9c-65b3ed1cee79
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Severity:
82.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-08-12
Asserted: 2025-08-12
Last Seen: 2026-10-20
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: White Star Software / White Star Software Potop | Class: network-monitoring | Severity: High (CVSS 8.2) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-10-20: 2
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 1 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | network-monitoring |
| 7D Avg | 0 |
| Vendor | White Star Software |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 0 |
| Product | White Star Software Potop |
| Cisa Kev | no |
| Connections | 2 |
| Observation Date | 2026-10-20 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 8.2 |
| Vulnerability Severity | High |
References
Created: 2026-07-01 07:18 UTC
| Updated: 2026-10-22 01:01 UTC
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