Path Traversal Vulnerability in Lychee Photo Management Tool
CVE-2025-50202

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Lycheeorg

Status
Lychee
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-50202?

A path traversal vulnerability in Lychee, a free photo-management tool, exists in versions from 6.6.6 to 6.6.9. This issue allows attackers to infiltrate the system and access local files, including environment variables, logged nginx data, images uploaded by other users, and sensitive configuration secrets. The vulnerability stems from a flaw in the SecurePathController.php file. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 6.6.10 or later, where this vulnerability has been addressed. For detailed security advisories, refer to the linked resources.

Affected Version(s)

Lychee >= 6.6.6, < 6.6.10

References

https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/G...
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https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/ae7270b7b47e4a...
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https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/blob/0709f5d984d4df77...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-50202 : Path Traversal Vulnerability in Lychee Photo Management Tool