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GHSA-xjvc-pw2r-6878: Flarum: Path traversal in LESS parser via theme color settings (incomplete fix for CVE-2023-27577)

April 22, 2026

Flarum’s patch for CVE-2023-27577 restricted the @import and data-uri() LESS features in the custom_less setting, but the same restriction was never applied to other settings registered as LESS config variables (for example theme_primary_color and theme_secondary_color, as well as any key registered via Extend\Settings::registerLessConfigVar()).

Those values are interpolated verbatim into the LESS source at compile time, allowing an authenticated administrator to craft a theme-color value that injects an arbitrary @import directive into the compiled forum.css. Because the underlying LESS parser honours @import (inline) '<path>', an attacker can read arbitrary files reachable by the PHP process (local file inclusion) or trigger outbound HTTP(S) requests (server-side request forgery).

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xjvc-pw2r-6878
  • github.com/flarum/framework
  • github.com/flarum/framework/commit/2d90a1f19f0e46f8c7e1b07c48ba74b5e38f8410
  • github.com/flarum/framework/releases/tag/v1.8.16
  • github.com/flarum/framework/releases/tag/v2.0.0-rc.1
  • github.com/flarum/framework/security/advisories/GHSA-vhm8-wwrf-3gcw
  • github.com/flarum/framework/security/advisories/GHSA-xjvc-pw2r-6878
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27577

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.8.16, all versions starting from 2.0.0-beta.1 before 2.0.0-rc.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.8.16
  • 2.0.0-rc.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.8.16, 2.0.0-rc.1 or above.

Impact 4.9 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Source file

packagist/flarum/core/GHSA-xjvc-pw2r-6878.yml

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