CVE-2025-55194VulnerabilityPublished 13 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-55194: Part-DB-server · Uncaught Exception

Affects Part-DB-serverSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.7 Medium : upgrade to 1.17.3 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.7Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 1.17.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Part-DB-server to 1.17.3.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Part-DB Part-DB-server	Affected <1.17.3	Fixed in 1.17.3

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately upgrade Part-DB-server installations to version 1.17.3 or later to apply the official patch that fixes this vulnerability. Until patching is possible, organizations can implement strict input validation and sanitization on file uploads at the web application firewall (WAF) or reverse proxy level to block files with misleading or double extensions such as .jpg.txt. Additionally, monitoring and alerting on 500 Internal Server Errors related to user profile access can help detect exploitation attempts. Restricting profile picture upload permissions to trusted users or disabling the feature temporarily can reduce risk. Conducting user training to avoid uploading suspicious files and enforcing strong authentication controls to prevent account compromise will also mitigate exploitation likelihood. Regularly reviewing user management logs for anomalies and maintaining an incident response plan for denial of service conditions in user interfaces are recommended best practices.

Description

Part-DB is an open source inventory management system for electronic components. Prior to version 1.17.3, any authenticated user can upload a profile picture with a misleading file extension (e.g., .jpg.txt), resulting in a persistent 500 Internal Server Error when attempting to view or edit that user’s profile. This makes the profile permanently inaccessible via the UI for both users and administrators, constituting a Denial of Service (DoS) within the user management interface. This issue has been patched in version 1.17.3.

Impact

For European organizations using Part-DB for electronic component inventory management, this vulnerability could disrupt user management operations by making user profiles inaccessible. This may hinder administrative tasks such as updating user information or managing access rights, potentially delaying maintenance or operational workflows. While it does not expose sensitive data or allow privilege escalation, the denial of service on user profiles could impact productivity and user experience. Organizations with many users or complex user management needs may find this more disruptive. Since the vulnerability requires authenticated access, insider threats or compromised user accounts could be leveraged to exploit this flaw. In regulated industries or sectors with strict operational continuity requirements, even localized denial of service conditions can have compliance or operational impact. However, the overall impact is limited to availability of profile management and does not extend to core system functionality or data confidentiality.

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 21 Aug 2025, 01:12 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-248

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