Winter CMS before 1.2.13 Local File Inclusion via JavaScript
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Winter CMS before 1.2.13 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability in the JavascriptImporter filter that allows authenticated users with cms.manage_assets permission to disclose arbitrary server-readable files by placing =include or =require directives in theme JavaScript assets. Attackers can reference files like .env outside the theme directory, and the combined output served through the combine route becomes readable by unauthenticated visitors, exposing application keys and database credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA winter (wintercms) Fixed in 1.2.13
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
wintercms winter 1.2.13
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-55251 Winter CMS before 1.2.13 Twig Sandbox Escape via SecurityPolicyPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79773
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqr6-9g7c-7g7r
References
More wintercms 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-2023-28528 Winter CMS Local File Inclusion through Server Side Template Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-18732 Winter vulnerable to Prototype Pollution in Snowboard framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-55251 Winter CMS before 1.2.13 Twig Sandbox Escape via SecurityPolicy CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-21979 Winter: Privilege escalation by authenticated backend users CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-21102 Dusk plugin may allow unfettered user authentication in misconfigured installs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-79773 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79773 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gqr6-9g7c-7g7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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