HUBzero CMS through 2.2.32 Path Traversal via File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HUBzero CMS through 2.2.32 contains a path traversal vulnerability in project file upload handlers that allows authenticated project members to write arbitrary files outside the project repository. Attackers can supply traversal sequences in upload parameters to write files to attacker-chosen paths with web server privileges, potentially enabling code execution.
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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92970
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wrp-rq46-2frr
References
Patch 2
Other 4
- https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/plugins/projects/files/connections.php#L812-L815
- https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/libraries/Hubzero/Filesystem/Entity.php#L53-L73
- https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/components/com_projects/api/controllers/filesv1_0.php#L809-L880
- https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms
More hubzero vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-62638 HUBzero CMS through 2.2.32 Session Fixation via Query-String Session Identifier CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-92970 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92970 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6wrp-rq46-2frr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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