CVE-2026-38739
ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy has a SQL injection in dfscleanup
NB: All tags and branches in this repository are past their end of life, so the vulnerability will not be fixed. The advisory is posted on the request of the researcher, for the information of anyone who might still use this software.
Impact
There is a security vulnerability in eZ Publish Legacy, affecting the dfscleanup.php script and the _getFileList function of the eZDFSFileHandlerMySQLiBackend class (kernel/private/classes/clusterfilehandlers/dfsbackends/mysqli.php). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local shell access and sufficient privileges to run dfscleanup.php to perform a union-based SQL injection against the eZ Publish MySQL database, potentially exposing sensitive data such as user credentials.
It is known to affect the branch 2019.03, and it may well affect other branches.
Credit
The issue was found and reported by security auditor Timothé Ridel from Advens: https://www.advens.com/
Patches
None, the software is past its end of life.
Workarounds
None.
Resources
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-xg9x-h37w-h3r3
ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy has a SQL injection in dfscleanup
NB: All tags and branches in this repository are past their end of life, so the vulnerability will not be fixed. The advisory is posted on the request of the researcher, for the information of anyone who might still use this software.
Impact
There is a security vulnerability in eZ Publish Legacy, affecting the dfscleanup.php script and the _getFileList function of the eZDFSFileHandlerMySQLiBackend class (kernel/private/classes/clusterfilehandlers/dfsbackends/mysqli.php). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local shell access and sufficient privileges to run dfscleanup.php to perform a union-based SQL injection against the eZ Publish MySQL database, potentially exposing sensitive data such as user credentials.
It is known to affect the branch 2019.03, and it may well affect other branches.
Credit
The issue was found and reported by security auditor Timothé Ridel from Advens: https://www.advens.com/
Patches
None, the software is past its end of life.
Workarounds
None.
Resources
- Record
GHSA-xg9x-h37w-h3r3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xg9x-h37w-h3r3
ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy has a SQL injection in dfscleanup
NB: All tags and branches in this repository are past their end of life, so the vulnerability will not be fixed. The advisory is posted on the request of the researcher, for the information of anyone who might still use this software.
Impact
There is a security vulnerability in eZ Publish Legacy, affecting the dfscleanup.php script and the _getFileList function of the eZDFSFileHandlerMySQLiBackend class (kernel/private/classes/clusterfilehandlers/dfsbackends/mysqli.php). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local shell access and sufficient privileges to run dfscleanup.php to perform a union-based SQL injection against the eZ Publish MySQL database, potentially exposing sensitive data such as user credentials.
It is known to affect the branch 2019.03, and it may well affect other branches.
Credit
The issue was found and reported by security auditor Timothé Ridel from Advens: https://www.advens.com/
Patches
None, the software is past its end of life.
Workarounds
None.
Resources
- Record
GHSA-xg9x-h37w-h3r3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ezsystems/ezpublish-legacyPackagist |
2019.03 to 2019.03 | None known |
ezsystems/ezpublish-legacyPackagist |
Listed versions 2019.03 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-38739 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy, published May 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.