SB2026042066 - Path traversal in Flarum
Published: April 20, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-41887)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the LESS parser when compiling LESS config variables from theme color settings. A remote privileged user can submit a specially crafted setting value to disclose sensitive information.
The contents of an imported resource are embedded into the compiled forum.css, which is publicly served.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.