CVE-2025-11849: mammoth 0.3.25 to before 1.11.0; +2 more affected products

Affected technology

mammoth · 0.3.25 to before 1.11.0
Vendor not specified by the source

Mammoth · 0 to before 1.11.0
Vendor not specified by the source

org.zwobble.mammoth:mammoth · 0 to before 1.11.0
Vendor not specified by the source

Description’s affected range: before 1.11.0; versions of the package mammoth from 0.3.25 and before 1.11.0; versions of the package mammoth before 1.11.0; versions of the package org.zwobble.mammoth:mammoth before 1.11.0 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to the lack of path or file type validation when processing a docx file containing an image with an external link (r:link attribute instead of embedded r:embed)

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · No privileges required · Passive user interaction

What an attacker can do

An attacker can read arbitrary files on the system where the conversion is performed or cause an excessive resources consumption by crafting a docx file that links to special device files such as /dev/random or /dev/zero. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 5.4/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as none.