Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability.
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. Because of lacking sanitization input for files[] parameter, an attacker can add ../ to move all PHP files or any file on the system that has permissions to /upload/files/ folder.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0237 83rd 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:projectsend:projectsend:r1295:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r1295 | Vulnerable | ProjectSend |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:r1295:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r1295 Vulnerable ·ProjectSend
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40887
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5xx-j968-8f6j
References
More Projectsend vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-10826 ProjectSend Unauthenticated Configuration Modification KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-30263 ProjectSend r1605 Remote Code Execution via File Extension Manipulation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-30213 ProjectSend r1605 Insecure Direct Object Reference File Download Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2014-07764 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in process-upload.php in ProjectSend (formerly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-30188 ProjectSend r1605 CSV Injection via User Account Export Functionality CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2017-14167 ProjectSend information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2021-40887 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40887 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5xx-j968-8f6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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