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Medium · 4.5 CVE-2026-41656 EUVD-2026-28265GHSA-m9h6-8pqm-xrhf

Admidio: Path Traversal via Unvalidated `name` Parameter in Document Add Mode Enables Arbitrary Server File Read

Published May 7, 2026 · Updated May 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Admidio is an open-source user management solution. Prior to version 5.0.9, the add mode in modules/documents-files.php accepts a name parameter validated only as 'string' type (HTML encoding), allowing path traversal characters (../) to pass through unfiltered. Combined with the absence of CSRF protection on this endpoint and SameSite=Lax session cookies, a low-privileged attacker can trick a documents administrator into clicking a crafted link that registers an arbitrary server file (e.g., install/config.php containing database credentials) into a documents folder accessible to the attacker. This issue has been patched in version 5.0.9.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Admidio admidio < 5.0.9 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist admidio/admidio < 5.0.9 5.0.9 GHSA-m9h6-8pqm-xrhf

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