CVE-2026-104478: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in getformwork formwork
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.
CVE-2026-104478: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in getformwork formwork
Description
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.1high
Affected software
getformwork
formwork
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-02T00:55:58.388Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac03ed7a43b0b3b891276df
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 23:31:35 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 23:31:35 UTC
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