CVE-2025-53632: Github.com/ctfer io/chall manager Path Traversal Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2025-53632 is a HIGH (CVSS 9.1) path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting Github.com/ctfer io/chall manager libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves chall-manager is vulnerable to path traversal when extracting/decoding a zip archive. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.1.4.
CVE-2025-53632 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 9.1
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2025-53632
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/ctfer io/chall manager dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager to 0.1.4Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/ctfer-io/chall-managerHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-53632, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/ctfer io/chall manager:
inspect dependencies for github.com/ctfer-io/chall-managerAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/ctfer io/chall manager in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.1.4), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), where the product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. In Github.com/ctfer io/chall manager, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2025-53632 Affected Github.com/ctfer io/chall manager Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager
|
Go |
< 0.1.4
|
0.1.4
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-3gv2-v3jx-r9fh",
"modified" : "2025-08-14T22:21:05Z",
"published" : "2025-07-10T17:48:54Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-53632" ],
"summary" : "Chall-Manager is vulnerable to Path Traversal when extracting/decoding a zip archive",
"details" : "### Impact\nWhen decoding a scenario (i.e. a zip archive), the path of the file to write is not checked, potentially leading to zip slips.\nExploitation does not require authentication nor authorization, so anyone can exploit it. It should nonetheless not be exploitable as it is **highly** recommended to bury Chall-Manager deep within the infrastructure due to its large capabilities, so no users could reach the system.\n\n### Patches\nPatch has been implemented by [commit `47d188f`](https://github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/commit/47d188fda5e3f86285e820f12ad9fb6f9930662c) and shipped in [`v0.1.4`](https://github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/releases/tag/v0.1.4).\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workaround exist.\n\n### References\nN/A.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
}, {
"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Go",
"name" : "github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "0.1.4"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-3gv2-v3jx-r9fh"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53632"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/commit/47d188fda5e3f86285e820f12ad9fb6f9930662c"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/releases/tag/v0.1.4"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-22" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2025-07-10T17:48:54Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2025-07-10T20:15:27Z"
}
}