Formwork before 2.3.13 Path Traversal via BackupController Download and Delete
Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Formwork before 2.3.13 contains a path traversal vulnerability in BackupController that allows authenticated panel users to read or delete arbitrary files. Attackers with backup download or delete permission can supply a base64-encoded backslash-separated traversal payload that bypasses PHP basename on Linux to access files outside the backup directory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed formwork (getformwork): 2.3.13
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getformwork | formwork | before 2.3.13 | 2.3.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- formwork Vendorgetformwork Affected before 2.3.13 Fixed in 2.3.13 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:formwork_project:formwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | getformwork |
- cpe:2.3:a:formwork_project:formwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·getformwork
Remediation
- Fix · CNA formwork (getformwork) Fixed in 2.3.13
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104478
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v26-phwj-4v5r
- 2026-10-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 1
More getformwork vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40524 Formwork CMS Has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Blog Tags CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-09940 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-21635 Formwork Improperly Manages Privileges During User Creation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-56848 Formwork < 2.3.11 Stored XSS via Referer Header CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-68481 Cross-site scripting in getformwork Formwork URI sanitizer CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2024-24687 Formwork has a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Description metadata CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-104478 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104478 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v26-phwj-4v5r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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