---
id: CVE-2025-57231
title: >-
  Path Traversal in avatar attachments in Docmost v0.21.0 allows an
  unauthenticated malicious actor to disclose local files via a POST Request in
  a public url.
summary: >-
  Path Traversal in avatar attachments in Docmost v0.21.0 allows an
  unauthenticated malicious actor to disclose local files via a POST Request in
  a public url.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-09-10'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:00:03.713'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57231'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/docmost/docmost/blob/0bd7ecb9b03a74e9a5e3f97b6457b82371c5ceb2/apps/server/src/core/attachment/attachment.controller.ts#L345
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://www.artresilia.com/docmost-v0-21-0-cve-2025-57231-unauthenticated-file-path-traversal/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://www.artresilia.com/docmost-v0-21-0-cve-2025-57231-unauthenticated-file-path-traversal/
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01774
epssPercentile: 0.77208
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/anirbala98/CVE-2025-57231'
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2025-57231
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:20:48.149Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T17:52:19.567015Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T00:35:28.535Z'
---

## Overview

Path Traversal in avatar attachments in Docmost v0.21.0 allows an unauthenticated malicious actor to disclose local files via a POST Request in a public url.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.