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CVE-2026-114622GHSA-q7g3-qwrc-mp89

baserCMS: Encoded path traversal bypass in the theme file API

baserproject basercms
CVSS
7.2High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.66%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of CVEs. Scored 24 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in5.3.2Also 5.4.2GitHub
Published23 Oct 2026Updated 23 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 3

  • basercmsaffected: >= 5.2.3, < 5.3.2CVE List
  • basercmsaffected: >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2CVE List
  • baserCMS, other>= 5.2.3, <= 5.4.1GitHub

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