yii2-starter-kit through 4.2.0 exposes the Yii debug and Gii modules to all IP addresses by setting allowedIPs to ['*'] in its default development configuration.
yii2-starter-kit through 4.2.0 fails to validate file types in the backend storage upload actions, allowing authenticated managers to upload PHP files.
yii2-starter-kit through 4.2.0 fails to validate article publication status in the attachment-download endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download files from draft articles.