Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path traversal prevention
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| Impact | Remote code execution through uploaded web shells or malware, leading to complete server compromise. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this represents a significant risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker uploads a PHP/JSP web shell disguised with a legitimate extension, then accesses it via the web server to execute arbitrary commands. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 16, 2026
The /charms endpoint on a Juju controller lacked sufficient authorization checks, allowing any user with an account on the controller to upload a charm. Uploading a malicious charm that exploits a Zip Slip vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access to a machine running a unit through the affected charm.
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RemediationAI
Validate file types by content (magic bytes), not just extension. Store uploads outside the web root. Use random filenames. Scan uploads for malware.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 2 packages in go, euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Unrestricted file upload allows attackers to upload malicious files (web shells, executables) that can then be executed on the server.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
3Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-53513 presents significant security risk rated CVSS 8.8. Successful exploitation could significantly impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of affected systems. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate pe
In Juju versions prior to 3.6.8 and 2.9.52, any authenticated controller user was allowed to upload arbitrary agent bina
JUJU_CONTEXT_ID is a predictable authentication secret. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is low attack
The /log endpoint on a Juju controller lacked sufficient authorization checks, allowing unauthorized users to access deb
Unauthenticated remote database cluster compromise in Canonical Juju (versions 3.2.0-3.6.19 and 4.0-4.0.4) allows comple
An authorization bypass vulnerability in Canonical's Juju versions 3.0.0 through 3.6.18 allows authenticated users with
An issue was discovered in Juju that resulted in the leak of the sensitive context ID, which allows a local unprivileged
An authorization bypass vulnerability exists in the Vault secrets back-end implementation of Canonical's Juju orchestrat
Canonical Juju 4.0 through 4.0.15 leaves the model unit-resources download route without an authorization check, so any
Unauthorized resource modification in Juju application orchestration engine allows any authenticated controller user to
Juju application orchestration engine versions 2.9 to 2.9.55 and 3.6 to 3.6.18 allow a compromised workload machine to r
A predictable secret identifier (XID) vulnerability in Juju versions 3.0.0 through 3.6.18 allows a malicious grantee to
Same weakness CWE-24 – Path Traversal: '../filedir'
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
View allVendor StatusVendor
Ubuntu
Priority: High| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| jammy | DNE | - |
| noble | DNE | - |
| plucky | DNE | - |
| upstream | released | 2.9.52, 3.6.8 |
Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| (unstable) | fixed | (unfixed) | - |
SUSE
Severity: High| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | Fixed |
EUVD-2025-20670
GHSA-24ch-w38v-xmh8
NVD
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EPSS
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