Yelp: arbitrary file read

Summary

CVECVE-2025-3155
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-04-03 14:15:46 UTC
Updated2026-06-29 21:16:36 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user files to an external environment.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.105980000 probability, percentile 0.952290000 (date 2026-07-01)

Problem Types: CWE-601 | CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Application Gnome Yelp 42.2-8 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder 9.0 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 8.0_aarch64 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 9.0_aarch64 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 Eus 8.8_aarch64 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 Eus 9.2_aarch64 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 Eus 9.4_aarch64 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 Eus 9.6_aarch64 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Eus 8.8 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Eus 9.2 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Eus 9.4 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems 8.0_s390x All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems 9.0_s390x All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.8_s390x All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems Eus 9.2_s390x All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems Eus 9.4_s390x All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems Eus 9.6_s390x All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian 8.0_ppc64le All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian 9.0_ppc64le All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Eus 8.8_ppc64le All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Eus 9.2_ppc64le All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Eus 9.4_ppc64le All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Eus 9.6_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 9.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 9.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 8.8_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 9.0_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 9.2_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus 9.4_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus 9.6_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 8.0_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 9.0_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.8_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 9.2_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 9.4_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 9.6_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 8.0_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 9.0_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.8_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 9.2_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 9.4_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 9.6_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 9.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 9.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 9.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 9.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_10.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unaffected 0:3.28.0-2.el8_10.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_2.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_4.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_4.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services For SAP Solutions unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_4.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_6.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_6.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services For SAP Solutions unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_6.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support unaffected 2:3.28.1-3.el8_8.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 2:40.3-2.el9_6.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services For SAP Solutions unaffected 2:40.3-2.el9_0.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support unaffected 2:40.3-2.el9_2.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support unaffected 2:40.3-2.el9_4.1 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4457 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
gist.github.com/parrot409/e970b155358d45b298d7024edd9b17f2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 gist.github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4451 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7569 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4456 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/yelp/-/issues/221 [email protected] gitlab.gnome.org
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/04/1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7430 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3155 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00037.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4455 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00036.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4532 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4505 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4450 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-04-03T01:57:56.192ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2025-04-03T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Currently, no mitigation is available for this vulnerability.

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