LavaLite CMS Filer routes lack authentication, exposing files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
LavaLite CMS through 10.1.2 contains a missing authentication flaw in its Filer module, tracked as CWE-306. Unauthenticated remote attackers can download stored files through the filer/download and filer/display routes, including private uploads from local storage or configured remote S3 disks. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
LavaLite CMS through 10.1.2 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in the Filer module that allows unauthenticated attackers to download stored files through the filer/download and filer/display routes. Attackers can supply arbitrary disk names and paths to FileController to retrieve private uploads from local storage or configured remote S3 disks.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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
The sources list no fixed version for LavaLite CMS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113358
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-mr53-92q8-jc4r
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
More lavalite vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-43153 LavaLite CMS 10.1.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20443 In Lavalite 9.0.0, the XSRF-TOKEN cookie is vulnerable to path traversal attacks… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-43317 LavaLite CMS <= 10.1.0 Stored XSS via Package Creation and Search CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2023-11992 LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 was discovered to be vulnerable to web cache poisoning. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18730 LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-18729 LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-113358 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113358 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mr53-92q8-jc4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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