AdonisJS Path Traversal in Multipart File Handling
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
AdonisJS is a TypeScript-first web framework. A Path Traversal vulnerability in AdonisJS multipart file handling may allow a remote attacker to write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations on the server filesystem. This impacts @adonisjs/bodyparser through version 10.1.1 and 11.x prerelease versions prior to 11.0.0-next.6. This issue has been patched in @adonisjs/bodyparser versions 10.1.2 and 11.0.0-next.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01034 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed core (adonisjs): 10.1.2, 11.0.0-next.6@adonisjs/bodyparser (npm): 10.1.2, 11.0.0-next.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adonisjs | core | before 10.1.2; 11.0.0-next.0 to before 11.0.0-next.6 | 10.1.2, 11.0.0-next.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @adonisjs/bodyparser (npm) | before 10.1.2 | 10.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h |
| — | @adonisjs/bodyparser (npm) | 11.0.0-next.0 to before 11.0.0-next.6 | 11.0.0-next.6 | Patch available | GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h |
- core Vendoradonisjs Affected before 10.1.2; 11.0.0-next.0 to before 11.0.0-next.6 Fixed in 10.1.2, 11.0.0-next.6 Patch available CNA
- @adonisjs/bodyparser (npm) Vendor— Affected before 10.1.2 Fixed in 10.1.2 Patch available GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h
- @adonisjs/bodyparser (npm) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-next.0 to before 11.0.0-next.6 Fixed in 11.0.0-next.6 Patch available GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h
Remediation
- Fix · CNA core (adonisjs) Fixed in 10.1.2, 11.0.0-next.6
- Fix · GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h @adonisjs/bodyparser (npm) Fixed in 10.1.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h @adonisjs/bodyparser (npm) Fixed in 11.0.0-next.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21440
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/adonisjs/core/security/advisories/GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h
- https://github.com/adonisjs/bodyparser/commit/143a16f35602be8561215611582211dec280cae6
- https://github.com/adonisjs/bodyparser/commit/6795c0e3fa824ae275bbd992aae60609e96f0f03
- https://github.com/adonisjs/bodyparser/releases/tag/v10.1.2
- https://github.com/adonisjs/bodyparser/releases/tag/v11.0.0-next.6
- https://github.com/adonisjs/core
More adonisjs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-74653 Regex backtracking in AdonisJS HTTP Server slug matcher exhausts CPU CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-36065 Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25754 in @adonisjs/bodyparser CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-18330 Mass Assignment in AdonisJS Lucid Allows Overwriting Internal ORM State CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-20829 Uncontrolled resource consumption in adonisjs core CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-20822 AdonisJS multipart body parsing has Prototype Pollution issue CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-06134 Cross-site scripting (XSS) in edge.js CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-21440 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21440 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gvq6-hvvp-h34h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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