---
id: CVE-2025-8048
title: >-
  External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in opentext Flipper allows
  Path Traversal
summary: >-
  External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in opentext Flipper allows
  Path Traversal. The vulnerability could allow a user to submit a stored local
  file

  path and then download the specified file from the system by requesting the…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-73
vendor: opentext
product: flipper
affected:
  - flipper = 3.1.2
published: '2025-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:10:00.563'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8048'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.opentext.com/csm?id=ot_kb_unauthenticated&sysparm_article=KB0850531
    label: security@opentext.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00288
epssPercentile: 0.19503
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T22:11:53.823Z'
---

## Overview

External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in opentext Flipper allows Path Traversal. The vulnerability could allow a user to submit a stored local file
path and then download the specified file from the system by requesting the
stored document ID.







This issue affects Flipper: 3.1.2.

## Affected

- `flipper = 3.1.2`

## Remediation

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