CVE-2026-41202

May 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

9.4
Critical

Description

CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to version 0.31.5.0, ci4ms Backup::restore extracts user uploaded ZIP archives without validating entry names, allowing an authenticated backend user with the backup create permission to write files to arbitrary filesystem locations (Zip Slip) and achieve remote code execution by dropping a PHP file under the public web root. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.5.0.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Ci4ms
  • Ci4ms
  • <0.31.5.0
Codeigniter
  • Codeigniter
  • 4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a ci4ms ci4ms <0.31.5.0 / / / / / / /
a codeigniter codeigniter 4 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms/releases/tag/0.31.5.0
https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms/security/advisories/GHSA-xp9f-pvvc-57p4
https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms/security/advisories/GHSA-xp9f-pvvc-57p4

Tags

[email protected]
CWE-22
2026-05-07
CVE-2026-41202

CVSS Score

9.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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:X

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Timeline

Published: May 7, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
Last Modified: May 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

Status : Deferred

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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