CVE-2023-25345

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the include or extends tags.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 62.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 15, 2023

Last Modified

February 27, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/node-swig/swig-templates/issues/88
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/node-swig/swig-templates/issues/88

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	swig	—	ghsa
npm	swig-templates	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(2)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
swig	—	—	—
swig-templates	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-22Path Traversal

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-25 05:12 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-24 11:51 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-25345?

CVE-2023-25345 is a high vulnerability published on March 15, 2023. Directory traversal vulnerability in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the include or extends tags.

When was CVE-2023-25345 disclosed?

CVE-2023-25345 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 15, 2023, with the most recent update on February 27, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-25345 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-25345 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-25345?

CVE-2023-25345 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-25345?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-25345, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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