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NVD description
WhoDB is an open source database management tool. While the application only displays Sqlite3 databases present in the directory `/db`, there is no path traversal prevention in place. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to open any Sqlite3 database present on the host machine that the application is running on. Affected versions of WhoDB allow users to connect to Sqlite3 databases. By default, the databases must be present in `/db/` (or alternatively `./tmp/` if development mode is enabled). If no databases are present in the default directory, the UI indicates that the user is unable to open any databases. The database file is an user-controlled value. This value is used in `.Join()` with the default directory, in order to get the full path of the database file to open. No checks are performed whether the database file that is eventually opened actually resides in the default directory `/db`. This allows an attacker to use path traversal (`../../`) in order to open any Sqlite3 database present on the system. This issue has been addressed in version 0.45.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
YES
Patch
NONE
Momentum
STABLE
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| Date | Total | Labels |
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| 2026-02-01 | 1 | General1 |
| 2026-02-03 | 1 | Disclosure1 |
🚨 CVE-2025-24786 - high 🚨 WhoDB < 0.45.0 - Path Traversal > WhoDB contains a path traversal caused by lack of validation when opening database fi... 👾 https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/library/CVE-2025-24786 @pdnuclei #NucleiTemplates #cve
Post summary
CVE-2025-24786 is a path traversal vulnerability in WhoDB versions below 0.45.0 caused by missing validation when opening database files.
``` Just submitted my first PR to nuclei-templates — wrote a detection for CVE-2025-24786, a path traversal in WhoDB that lets you read any sqlite db on the box without auth. small contribution but feels good to give back to tools i actually use. https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/pull/15114 ```
Post summary
The user added a detection template for CVE-2025-24786, a WhoDB path traversal that permits unauthenticated reading of SQLite databases. No exploit, patch, or active exploitation is reported.
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| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
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| App | clidey | whodb | - | - | - |