CVE-2025-52569 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-52569: GitHub.jl lacks validation for user-provided fields

Vendor Juliaweb
Product GitHub.jl
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published June 25, 2025
Last update June 25, 2025

CVSS base score

6.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GitForge.jl is a unified interface for interacting with Git "forges." Versions prior to 5.9.1 lack input validation of input validation for user-provided values in certain functions. In the `GitHub.repo()` function, the user can provide any string for the `repo_name` field. These inputs are not validated or safely encoded and are sent directly to the server. This means a user can add path traversal patterns like `../` in the input to access any other endpoints on `api.github.com` that were not intended. Users should upgrade immediately to v5.9.1 or later to receive a patch. All prior versions are vulnerable. No known workarounds are available.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 25, 2025 CVE published
June 25, 2025 Record updated