Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-114623
baserCMS: Path traversal in the BcThemeFile admin screen allows file disclosure
New
6.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
basercms · baserproject
>= 5.0.0, < 5.3.2; >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114623
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114623
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/commit/53ecf177dfb10eb1fb89c4b42d313983329aa162
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/commit/9bc50d7a47cd834dad5ed80ad7a2e9fcb63f1321
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.3.2
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.4.2
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/security/advisories/GHSA-rqr8-gmx5-xvrr
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