Path Traversal Vulnerability in Frappe Web Application Framework
CVE-2025-68953

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Frappe

Status
Frappe
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-68953?

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the Frappe web application framework, affecting versions 14.99.5 and earlier as well as versions 15.0.0 to 15.80.1. This flaw allows attackers to exploit improper sanitization on certain requests to access arbitrary files on the server. As a mitigation technique, it is advised to use a reverse proxy. Users are encouraged to update to fixed versions 14.99.6 and 15.88.1 to enhance security.

Affected Version(s)

frappe < 14.99.6 < 14.99.6

frappe >= 15.0.0, < 15.88.1 < 15.0.0, 15.88.1

References

https://github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA...
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https://github.com/frappe/frappe/commit/3867fb112c3f7be1a...
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https://github.com/frappe/frappe/commit/959efd6a498cfaeaf...
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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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