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CVE-2026-114622

baserCMS: Encoded path traversal bypass in the theme file API

Published
2026-10-23
Last modified
2026-10-23
CNA
GitHub_M
NVD status
Deferred
CWE
CWE-22 CWE-180

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CVSS v3.1 (listed by NVD)
7.2
HIGH
Scored by github.com (not yet scored by NVD)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0 (listed by NVD)
—
Not scored
CVSS (listed by CVE.org)
7.2
HIGH
Scored by CNA (GitHub_M) · v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS exploit probability
0.7%
Percentile 51.2%
as of 2026-10-24
CISA KEV
—
Not listed

Attack conditions and impact

Derived from the CNA (via NVD) CVSS 3.1 vector
NetworkAdminNo interaction Confidentiality HIntegrity HAvailability H
MetricValueMeaning
Attack vector AVNNetwork
Attack complexity ACLLow (easy)
Privileges required PRHAdministrator
User interaction UINNone
Scope SUUnchanged
Confidentiality CHHigh
Integrity IHHigh
Availability AHHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

NVD

baserCMS is a website development framework. In versions 5.2.3 before 5.3.2 and 5.4.0 before 5.4.2, the optional BcThemeFile plugin's Admin API validates a raw path in ThemeFilesService::update() and getFullpath(), but ThemeFileForm::_execute() subsequently applies rawurldecode() to fullpath before writing. Because normalizePath() resolves only literal dot segments, percent-encoded traversal can pass the containment checks and become a path outside the theme directory at the write sink. An authenticated administrator can write PHP files into writable locations such as webroot and execute them, exceeding the intended theme-template editing boundary. The source also identifies the same check-before-decode ordering in ThemeFilesService::copy(), although that path was not dynamically verified. Exploitation requires the non-default plugin, an administrator session, and a same-origin Origin header; USE_CORE_ADMIN_API=false does not block session-authenticated requests. The Admin web form is not affected by this encoded-path tampering because FormProtection protects fullpath. This is a third bypass of the protections associated with CVE-2026-30940, using encoded traversal decoded after validation. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.2 and 5.4.2.

CVSS assessments

ProviderVersionScoreVector
NVD / [email protected] (Secondary)3.17.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA / GitHub_M3.17.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products and packages

CNA (CVE.org)

VendorProductVersions
baserprojectbasercms
affected: >= 5.2.3, < 5.3.2
affected: >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2

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References (4)