CVE-2026-41887CWE-22CWE-918

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

Medium · published May 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Flarum is open-source forum software. Prior to versions 1.8.16 and 2.0.0-rc.1, 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). This issue has been patched in versions 1.8.16 and 2.0.0-rc.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00462 · 39.1th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'); CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published
2026-05-08T15:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 MAY 15:50Z
    Flarum: Path traversal in LESS parser via theme color settings (incomplete fix for CVE-2023-27577)
    cvelistv5