Laravel has a File Validation Bypass
Priority LOW 38CWE-155Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Laravel is a web application framework. When using wildcard validation to validate a given file or image field (`files.*`), a user-crafted malicious request could potentially bypass the validation rules. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.44.1 and 12.1.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00749 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed framework (laravel): 12.1.1, 11.44.1laravel/framework (Packagist): 12.1.1, 11.44.1, 10.48.29
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel | framework | 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1; before 11.44.1 | 12.1.1, 11.44.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | laravel/framework (Packagist) | 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | 12.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4 |
| — | laravel/framework (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.44.1 | 11.44.1 | Patch available | GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4 |
| — | laravel/framework (Packagist) | before 10.48.29 | 10.48.29 | Patch available | GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4 |
- framework VendorLaravel Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1; before 11.44.1 Fixed in 12.1.1, 11.44.1 Patch available CNA
- laravel/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 Fixed in 12.1.1 Patch available GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4
- laravel/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.44.1 Fixed in 11.44.1 Patch available GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4
- laravel/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 10.48.29 Fixed in 10.48.29 Patch available GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA framework (laravel) Fixed in 12.1.1, 11.44.1
- Fix · GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4 laravel/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 12.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4 laravel/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 11.44.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4 laravel/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 10.48.29 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27515
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4
References
Advisory 2
More Laravel Framework vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-34976 Laravel allows environment manipulation via query string CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-12938 Laravel Reflected XSS via Route Parameter in Debug-Mode Error Page CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2024-12937 Laravel Reflected XSS via Request Parameter in Debug-Mode Error Page CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2022-19208 The authentication method in Laravel 8.x through 9.x before 9.32.0 was discovered to be… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-19485 Laravel Framework through 8.70.2 does not sufficiently block the upload of executable PHP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13600 OS Command injection vulnerability in function link in Filesystem.php in Laravel Framework before 5.8.17. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-27515 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-27515 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-78fx-h6xr-vch4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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