DataTables Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) Vulnerability - CVE-2025-11031 - Vulnerability Database

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DataTables Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) Vulnerability - CVE-2025-11031

Medium

Reference: CVE-2025-11031

NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11031

Title: DataTables Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) Vulnerability

Overview:

A flaw has been found in DataTables up to 1.10.13. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /examples/resources/examples.php. This manipulation of the argument src causes path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.10.15 is sufficient to fix this issue. Patch name: 3b24f99ac4ddb7f9072076b0d07f0b1a408f177a. Upgrading the affected component is advised. This vulnerability was initially reported for code-projects Faculty Management System but appears to affect DataTables as an upstream component instead. The vendor of DataTables explains: quotI would suggest that the author upgrade to the latest versions of DataTables (actually they shouldn39t really be deploying that file to their own server at all - it is only relevant for the DataTables examples).quot