GHSA-6p68-w45g-48j7
Traefik has a possible vulnerability with its path matchers
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik | <= 1.7.34 | no fix listed |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 | < 2.11.23 | 2.11.23 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | < 3.3.6 | 3.3.6 |
| Go | github.com/traefik/traefik/v3 | >= 3.4.0-rc1, < 3.4.0-rc2 | 3.4.0-rc2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Impact
There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the requests using a `PathPrefix`, `Path` or `PathRegex` matcher.
When Traefik is configured to route the requests to a backend using a matcher based on the path, if the URL contains a `/../` in its path, it’s possible to target a backend, exposed using another router, by-passing the middlewares chain.
## Example
```yaml
apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
kind: IngressRoute
metadata:
name: my-service
spec:
routes:
- match: PathPrefix(‘/service’)
kind: Rule
services:
- name: service-a
port: 8080
middlewares:
- name: my-middleware-a
- match: PathPrefix(‘/service/sub-path’)
kind: Rule
services:
- name: service-a
port: 8080
```
In such a case, the request `http://mydomain.example.com/service/sub-path/../other-path` will reach the backend `my-service-a` without operating the middleware `my-middleware-a` unless the computed path is `http://mydomain.example.com/service/other-path` and should be computes by the first router (operating `my-middleware-a`).
## Patches
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.24
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.3.6
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.4.0-rc2
## Workaround
Add a `PathRegexp` rule to the matcher to prevent matching a route with a `/../` in the path.
Example:
```yaml
match: PathPrefix(`/service`) && !PathRegexp(`(?:(/\.\./)+.*)`)
```
## For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please [open an issue](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/issues).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-6p68-w45g-48j7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32431
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/11684
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.24
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.3.6
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.4.0-rc2