# CVE-2025-1743: Pichome - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2025-1743 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2025-1743

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 6.9
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** zyx0814 Pichome
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
- **Tags:** web_application

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in zyx0814 Pichome 2.1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php?mod=textviewer. The manipulation of the argument src leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2025-1743](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1743) is a critical path traversal vulnerability in zyx0814 Pichome 2.1.0, specifically affecting the /index.php?mod=textviewer endpoint. By manipulating the 'src' parameter, remote attackers can exploit this flaw to access arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information. The exploit is publicly available, increasing the risk of real-world attacks against vulnerable systems.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 21st of January 2026.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2025-1743 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning.
Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2025-1743 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2025-1743 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Attackers exploit the `/index.php?mod=textviewer` endpoint by manipulating the `src` parameter to perform path traversal and read arbitrary files from the server.

## Timeline

- 2025-02-27: CVE Published. CVE-2025-1743 is published to NVD.
- 2026-01-21: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2025-1743 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-02-02: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2025-1743 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-1743.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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