CVE-2026-32731
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
18/03/2026
Last modified:
24/03/2026
Description
ApostropheCMS is an open-source content management framework. Prior to version 3.5.3 of `@apostrophecms/import-export`,<br />
The `extract()` function in `gzip.js` constructs file-write paths using `fs.createWriteStream(path.join(exportPath, header.name))`. `path.join()` does not resolve or sanitise traversal segments such as `../`. It concatenates them as-is, meaning a tar entry named `../../evil.js` resolves to a path outside the intended extraction directory. No canonical-path check is performed before the write stream is opened. This is a textbook Zip Slip vulnerability. Any user who has been granted the Global Content Modify permission — a role routinely assigned to content editors and site managers — can upload a crafted `.tar.gz` file through the standard CMS import UI and write attacker-controlled content to any path the Node.js process can reach on the host filesystem. Version 3.5.3 of `@apostrophecms/import-export` fixes the issue.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.90
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:import-export:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 3.5.3 (excluding) |
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