Nging through 5.3.5 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows any authenticated backend user to list host directories by…
CVE-2026-119653
Nging through 5.3.5 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows any authenticated backend user to list host directories by abusing the public-tagged /user/autocompletepath endpoint. Low-privileged users without file-manager permission can supply arbitrary paths in the query parameter to enumerate directories readable by the Nging process and confirm specific files exist.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 5.3 (v4.0)
- Severity
- Medium
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 30 October 2026
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Assigner
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
At the source
References
- https://github.com/admpub/nging
- https://github.com/admpub/nging/blob/v5.3.5/application/handler/user/init.go#L28-L42
- https://github.com/admpub/nging/blob/v5.3.5/application/handler/user/profile.go#L136-L157
- https://github.com/admpub/nging/commit/6434d026f668bdb5d59db658036fd6febbd29c0c
- https://github.com/admpub/nging/issues/831
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/nging-user-autocomplete-path-filesystem-disclosure
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nging-through-5.3.5-directory-listing-disclosure-via-user-autocomplete-path
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