CVE-2025-55988: DreamFactory has a directory traversal

March 20, 2026

An issue in the component /Controllers/RestController.php of DreamFactory Core v1.0.3 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via an unsanitized URI path.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv7f-w92j-383q
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/df-core
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/df-core/commit/54354605b2ec9afe6ee96756a5a22f6f56828950
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55988
pentest-tools.com/PTT-2025-001-RemoteCodeExecution-via-URL-Path-Traversal.pdf

Code Behaviors & Features

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