CVE-2026-96678
📛 CVE Title
weiqingwen spring-boot-forum Avatar Upload NewUserFormValidator.java validate path traversal
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in weiqingwen spring-boot-forum up to 538eecc3c6b85fdf0768ab4e8354b48c0c17d94f. Affected is the function validate of the file src/main/java/com/qingwenwei/util/NewUserFormValidator.java of the component Avatar Upload. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulDB
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.3 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P- Effective score
- 5.3 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-22 - Reserved
- 2026-09-23
- Published
- 2026-09-23 22:45 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-09-23 22:45 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/96xxx/CVE-2026-96678.json
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- NVD published
- 2026-09-23 23:18:49 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-09-23 23:18:49 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 6.3 / 10 MEDIUM source: cna@vuldb.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- Exploitability subscore
- 2.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.4 / 10
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Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| weiqingwen | spring-boot-forum |
538eecc3c6b85fdf0768ab4e8354b48c0c17d94f (affected)
|
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Vendor references (5)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- VDB-409002 | weiqingwen spring-boot-forum Avatar Upload NewUserFormValidator.java validate path traversal vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-409002 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-96678 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #903881 | weiqingwen spring-boot-forum 1 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ssiled/cve/issues/3 exploitissue-tracking
Web references (0)
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NVD-tagged references (5)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://github.com/ssiled/cve/issues/3 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-96678 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/submit/903881 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/409002 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/409002/cti cna@vuldb.com
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-96678.json.
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