CVE-2025-44177

moderate-risk
Published 2025-07-09

A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in White Star Software Protop version 4.4.2-2024-11-27, specifically in the /pt3upd/ endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely read arbitrary files on the underlying OS using encoded traversal sequences.

Do I need to act?

~
9.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.2/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Protop

Affected Vendors

Wss
43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 28/34 · Critical
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal