A Directory Traversal vulnerability exits in Processwire CMS before 2.7.1 via the download parameter to index.php.
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A Directory Traversal vulnerability exits in Processwire CMS before 2.7.1 via the download parameter to index.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1533 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:processwire:processwire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | Processwire |
- cpe:2.3:a:processwire:processwire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Processwire
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27467
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-457f-q7w2-wmhh
References
More Processwire vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10250 An issue found in ProcessWire 3.0.210 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-37819 ProcessWire CMS 3.0.246 allows a low-privileged user with lang-edit to upload a crafted… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-27686 Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in ProcessWire v.3.0.229 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.2
- TI-2022-19213 ProcessWire v3.0.200 was discovered to contain multiple cross-site scripting (XSS)… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-19214 ProcessWire v3.0.200 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-27467 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-27467 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-457f-q7w2-wmhh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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