Winter CMS Local File Inclusion through Server Side Template Injection
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Winter is a free, open-source content management system. Users with access to backend forms that include a ColorPicker FormWidget can provide a value that would then be included without further processing in the compilation of custom stylesheets via LESS. This had the potential to lead to a Local File Inclusion vulnerability. This issue has been patched in v1.2.4.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.30166 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed winter (wintercms): 1.2.4winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist): 1.2.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wintercms | winter | before 1.2.4 | 1.2.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist) | before 1.2.4 | 1.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-2x7r-93ww-cxrq |
- winter Vendorwintercms Affected before 1.2.4 Fixed in 1.2.4 Patch available CNA
- winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.4 Fixed in 1.2.4 Patch available GHSA-2x7r-93ww-cxrq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA winter (wintercms) Fixed in 1.2.4
- Fix · GHSA-2x7r-93ww-cxrq winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist) Fixed in 1.2.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52085
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2x7r-93ww-cxrq
References
More wintercms Winter vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19497 Server-side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability in Winter CMS v.1.2.3 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-18732 Winter vulnerable to Prototype Pollution in Snowboard framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-21979 Winter: Privilege escalation by authenticated backend users CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-36264 Winter CMS Modules allows a sandbox bypass in Twig templates leading to data modification and deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2023-18899 Winter CMS vulnerable to stored XSS through privileged upload of SVG file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-28527 Winter CMS Stored XSS through Backend ColorPicker FormWidget CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-52085 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52085 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2x7r-93ww-cxrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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