CVE-2025-55194

Part-DB Persistent Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception from Misleading File Extension in Avatar Upload

Published Aug 13, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24650 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.
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:part-db_project:part-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Part-db Project
Part-db Project part-db
Vendors & Products Part-db Project
Part-db Project part-db
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Part-DB Persistent Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception from Misleading File Extension in Avatar Upload
Weaknesses CWE-248
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 14, 2025, 2:51 PM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2025, 9:55 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 13, 2025, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:41 AM