A flaw has been found in DataTables up to 1.10.13. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /examples/resources/examples.php. This manipulation of the argument src causes path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.10.15 is sufficient to fix this issue. Patch name: 3b24f99ac4ddb7f9072076b0d07f0b1a408f177a. Upgrading the affected component is advised. This vulnerability was initially reported for code-projects Faculty Management System but appears to affect DataTables as an upstream component instead. The vendor of DataTables explains: "I would suggest that the author upgrade to the latest versions of DataTables (actually, they shouldn't really be deploying that file to their own server at all - it is only relevant for the DataTables examples)."
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · sprymediaNVD modified 2026-10-19 16:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:sprymedia:datatables:*:*:*:*:*:jquery:*:*
References 9
- https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables/commit/3b24f99ac4ddb7f9072076b0d07f0b1a408f177a Patch
- https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables/releases/tag/1.10.15 Release Notes
- https://github.com/xiaoliyu-1/Faculty-Management-System-examples.php-v.1.0-Path-Traversal/blob/main/report.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/xiaoliyu-1/Faculty-Management-System-examples.php-v.1.0-Path-Traversal/blob/main/report.md#url Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325970 Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.325970 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.657918 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/xiaoliyu-1/Faculty-Management-System-examples.php-v.1.0-Path-Traversal/blob/main/report.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/xiaoliyu-1/Faculty-Management-System-examples.php-v.1.0-Path-Traversal/blob/main/report.md#url Exploit, Third Party Advisory