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.
https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/89e7821a6fcee89474cd401b3dde0c1dccb0687f
Published: 2026-10-03
Updated: 2026-10-05
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: 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
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00352