CVE-2018-25059: A vulnerability was found in pastebinit up to 0.2.2 and classified as problematic

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-25059?

pastebinit: upgrade to newer than 0.2.2. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2018-25059 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25059 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2018-25059 affect?

CVE-2018-25059 affects pastebinit. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in pastebinit up to 0.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function pasteHandler of the file server.go. The manipulation of the argument r.URL.Path leads to path traversal. Upgrading to

Q: How urgent is CVE-2018-25059?

Priority 26/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

LOW 3.5UPGRADE

CVE-2018-25059 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.5) affecting pastebinit. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in pastebinit up to 0.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function pasteHandler of the file server.go. The manipulation of the argument r.URL.Path leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 0.2.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 1af2facb6d95976c532b7f8f82747d454a092272. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-2

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.5 (Low)
Attack vector	Adjacent network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 43%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2022-12-30
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: pastebinit project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-12-30 11:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:54 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pastebinit project pastebinit UPGRADE

Affected: <= 0.2.2

Fixed in: newer than 0.2.2

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy pastebinit || rpm -q pastebinit || pastebinit --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 0.2.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade pastebinit

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade pastebinit

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-25059?

pastebinit: upgrade to newer than 0.2.2. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-25059 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25059 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-25059 affect?

CVE-2018-25059 affects pastebinit. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in pastebinit up to 0.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function pasteHandler of the file server.go. The manipulation of the argument r.URL.Path leads to path traversal. Upgrading to

How urgent is CVE-2018-25059?

Priority 26/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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