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TI-2026-79889 Aliases CVE-2026-114623

Path traversal in baserCMS BcThemeFile admin screen discloses files

Priority LOW 30CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-863.

Summary

baserCMS versions from 5.0.0 before 5.3.2 and from 5.4.0 before 5.4.2 contain a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) in the optional BcThemeFile plugin's admin screen. An authenticated user with only theme-file view permission can read files outside the theme directory, including config/install.php database credentials in MySQL or PostgreSQL deployments. The plugin is disabled by default, and unauthenticated requests are not sufficient to exploit the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

baserCMS is a website development framework. In versions 5.0.0 before 5.3.2 and 5.4.0 before 5.4.2, an authenticated user with only theme-file view permission can traverse outside the theme directory through the optional BcThemeFile plugin's Admin web screen. ThemeFilesController::parseArgs() constructs a path containing literal ../ segments, and the view and edit actions pass it to ThemeFilesService::get() without containment validation. Authorization checks the unresolved request path, after which ThemeFile::_getContents() reads the resolved file and exposes its contents in the form textarea. A client must preserve the dot segments rather than normalize them away. Readable files are limited to .php, .css, .js, and .ctp; this can disclose application source and config/install.php database credentials in MySQL or PostgreSQL deployments, while SQLite configurations have an empty database password. Reading config/app_local.php may expose the Security.salt fallback, which is effective only when not overridden by environment configuration. The flaw does not disclose .env, .pem, or SQLite .db files, does not itself permit file writes or code execution, and does not affect the separate API getFullpath() route. The plugin is disabled by default and unauthenticated requests are not sufficient. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.2 and 5.4.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00652 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed basercms (baserproject): 5.3.2, 5.4.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
baserprojectbasercms5.0.0 to before 5.3.2; 5.4.0 to before 5.4.25.3.2, 5.4.2Patch availableCNA
  • basercms Vendorbaserproject Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.3.2; 5.4.0 to before 5.4.2 Fixed in 5.3.2, 5.4.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:basercms:basercms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——baserproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:basercms:basercms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·baserproject

Remediation

Update baserCMS to version 5.3.2 or later, or to version 5.4.2 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA basercms (baserproject) Fixed in 5.3.2, 5.4.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114623
  2. 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

  • TI-2026-53549 baserCMS < 5.3.0 SQL Injection and Code Injection via BcDatabaseService.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-17563 baserCMS: OS Command Injection Leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-23967 baserCMS: unsafe File Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-79890 PHP object injection in baserCMS widget-area entity CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-79888 baserCMS: Encoded path traversal bypass in the theme file API CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-79891 Stored cross-site scripting in baserCMS via blog comment shortcodes CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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