CVE-2025-59833 HIGH

CVE-2025-59833: FlagForgeCTF Hint Exposure via API

Vendor Flagforgectf
Product flagForge
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published September 24, 2025
Last update September 24, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Flag Forge is a Capture The Flag (CTF) platform. In versions from 2.1.0 to before 2.3.0, the API endpoint GET /api/problems/:id returns challenge hints in plaintext within the question object, regardless of whether the user has unlocked them via point deduction. Users can view all hints for free, undermining the business logic of the platform and reducing the integrity of the challenge system. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 24, 2025 CVE published
September 24, 2025 Record updated