CVE-2026-104478
7.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Formwork before 2.3.13 contains a path traversal vulnerability in BackupController that allows authenticated panel users to read or delete arbitrary files. Attackers with backup download or delete permission can supply a base64-encoded backslash-separated traversal payload that bypasses PHP basename on Linux to access files outside the backup directory.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| getformwork | formwork | 0 < 2.3.13 | affected |
| getformwork | formwork | 2.3.13 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/89e7821a6fcee89474cd401b3dde0c1dccb0687f
- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/formwork-before-2.3.13-path-traversal-via-backupcontroller-download-and-delete
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