CVE-2025-55988
DreamFactory has a directory traversal
An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.
- Record
CVE-2025-55988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-208913
7.2
An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.
- Record
EUVD-2025-208913- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv7f-w92j-383q
7.2
DreamFactory has a directory traversal
An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.
- Record
GHSA-gv7f-w92j-383q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.
- Record
CVE-2025-55988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.
- Record
CVE-2025-55988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gv7f-w92j-383q
7.2
DreamFactory has a directory traversal
An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.
- Record
GHSA-gv7f-w92j-383q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dreamfactory/df-corePackagist |
before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 |
dreamfactory/df-corePackagist |
before 1.0.4, plus listed versions 0.0.10.0.100.0.110.0.120.0.13 Show 45 moreShow less0.0.140.0.150.0.160.0.20.0.30.0.40.0.50.0.60.0.70.0.80.0.90.1.00.1.10.1.100.1.110.1.120.1.130.1.20.1.30.1.40.1.50.1.60.1.70.1.80.1.90.10.00.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.12.20.12.30.12.40.13.00.13.10.14.00.14.10.14.20.14.30.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.16.00.16.1 |
1.0.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-55988 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Dreamfactory Core, published March 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in dreamfactory/df-core 1.0.4.
References
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/df-core/commit/54354605b2ec9afe6ee96756a5a22f6f56828950
pentest-tools.com/PTT-2025-001-RemoteCodeExecution-via-URL-Path-Traversal.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55988
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv7f-w92j-383q
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/55xxx/CVE-2025-55988.json
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/df-core
Left out here: 60 versions. The JSON record has them.