Wallos: Zip Slip path traversal in database restore writes files to webroot
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Wallos is an open-source, self-hostable personal subscription tracker. Prior to version 4.9.6, POST /endpoints/db/restore.php calls ZipArchive::extractTo() without validating entry names for ../ sequences. Admin uploads crafted zip with entry logos/../../endpoints/shell.php to write webshell to webroot. Extension filter only applies to post-extraction logo copy step. This issue has been patched in version 4.9.6.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Wallos (ellite) Fixed in 4.9.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61639
References
More ellite vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53972 Server-side request forgery in ellite Wallos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-39433 Wallos: Unauthenticated database replacement via import endpoint on fresh install CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-25804 Wallos: SSRF via HTTP Proxy Environment Variable CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-23669 Wallos: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Notification Testers CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-39431 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in wallos CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-39432 Wallos: OIDC state parameter never validated — login CSRF / account takeover CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
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