Papermark Directory Traversal Vulnerability Allowing Arbitrary File Retrieval from S3 via CloudFront

Vulnerability

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Papermark versions through 0.20.0, allowing authenticated attackers to access arbitrary files from an S3 bucket. This is achieved through the CloudFront distribution using the 'POST /api/file/s3/get-presigned-get-url-proxy' API.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows access to files outside of the intended directory for the user's team.

Added: Sep 22, 2025, 4:38 PM
Updated: Sep 23, 2025, 12:24 AM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
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impact
0.8
exploitability
5.2
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.6
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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