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CVE-2026-63190

FearlessCMS: Unauthenticated debug scripts expose filesystem operations and XSS

9.4 Critical

FearlessCMS is a flat-file content management system centered on simplicity and open source. Prior to version 0.1.4, five debug/test PHP scripts under admin/ perform privileged operations without isLoggedIn() authentication checks, CSRF protection or adequate path validation. On PHP's built-in development server, including the default Docker deployment, router.php checks an unnormalized admin URI prefix while the filesystem resolves dot segments, so /./admin/ bypasses the admin login gate and executes those scripts directly. In admin/debug_save_flow.php, attacker-controlled path and content reach file_put_contents for arbitrary .md writes under content/ or outside it through path traversal, enabling site defacement and stored JavaScript in public pages; print_r($_POST) output without htmlspecialchars escaping also causes reflected cross-site scripting. The admin/debug_content.php path parameter reaches scandir(), file_get_contents() and posix_getpwuid(), permitting arbitrary directory enumeration and .md file reads that expose absolute paths, ownership, permissions, hashes and content previews. The admin/preview-handler.php endpoint accepts JSON content and title and writes enumerable files under content/_preview/, enabling stored cross-site scripting and disk exhaustion. The admin/testdebug.php endpoint appends to admin/testdebug.log without authentication, also enabling disk exhaustion. The admin/test_redirect.php script exposes a test artifact but escapes its inputs and is not itself an XSS sink. Stored script execution can steal sessions and compromise administrators when they view affected content. Reads and writes execute with PHP's privileges; the tested deployment runs PHP as root, amplifying filesystem impact. This issue is fixed in version 0.1.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Unchanged since Oct 29, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.4

FearlessCMS: Unauthenticated debug scripts expose filesystem operations and XSS

FearlessCMS is a flat-file content management system centered on simplicity and open source. Prior to version 0.1.4, five debug/test PHP scripts under admin/ perform privileged operations without isLoggedIn() authentication checks, CSRF protection or adequate path validation. On PHP's built-in development server, including the default Docker deployment, router.php checks an unnormalized admin URI prefix while the filesystem resolves dot segments, so /./admin/ bypasses the admin login gate and executes those scripts directly. In admin/debug_save_flow.php, attacker-controlled path and content reach file_put_contents for arbitrary .md writes under content/ or outside it through path traversal, enabling site defacement and stored JavaScript in public pages; print_r($_POST) output without htmlspecialchars escaping also causes reflected cross-site scripting. The admin/debug_content.php path parameter reaches scandir(), file_get_contents() and posix_getpwuid(), permitting arbitrary directory enumeration and .md file reads that expose absolute paths, ownership, permissions, hashes and content previews. The admin/preview-handler.php endpoint accepts JSON content and title and writes enumerable files under content/_preview/, enabling stored cross-site scripting and disk exhaustion. The admin/testdebug.php endpoint appends to admin/testdebug.log without authentication, also enabling disk exhaustion. The admin/test_redirect.php script exposes a test artifact but escapes its inputs and is not itself an XSS sink. Stored script execution can steal sessions and compromise administrators when they view affected content. Reads and writes execute with PHP's privileges; the tested deployment runs PHP as root, amplifying filesystem impact. This issue is fixed in version 0.1.4.

Record
CVE-2026-63190
CVSS 3.1
9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-306, CWE-288, CWE-22, CWE-79, CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-112405 9.4

FearlessCMS is a flat-file content management system centered on simplicity and open source. Prior to version 0.1.4, five debug/test PHP scripts under admin/ perform privileged operations without isLoggedIn() authentication checks, CSRF protection or adequate path validation. On PHP's built-in development server, including the default Docker deployment, router.php checks an unnormalized admin URI prefix while the filesystem resolves dot segments, so /./admin/ bypasses the admin login gate and executes those scripts directly. In admin/debug_save_flow.php, attacker-controlled path and content reach file_put_contents for arbitrary .md writes under content/ or outside it through path traversal, enabling site defacement and stored JavaScript in public pages; print_r($_POST) output without htmlspecialchars escaping also causes reflected cross-site scripting. The admin/debug_content.php path parameter reaches scandir(), file_get_contents() and posix_getpwuid(), permitting arbitrary directory enumeration and .md file reads that expose absolute paths, ownership, permissions, hashes and content previews. The admin/preview-handler.php endpoint accepts JSON content and title and writes enumerable files under content/_preview/, enabling stored cross-site scripting and disk exhaustion. The admin/testdebug.php endpoint appends to admin/testdebug.log without authentication, also enabling disk exhaustion. The admin/test_redirect.php script exposes a test artifact but escapes its inputs and is not itself an XSS sink. Stored script execution can steal sessions and compromise administrators when they view affected content. Reads and writes execute with PHP's privileges; the tested deployment runs PHP as root, amplifying filesystem impact. This issue is fixed in version 0.1.4.

Record
EUVD-2026-112405
CVSS 3.1
9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.4

FearlessCMS is a flat-file content management system centered on simplicity and open source. Prior to version 0.1.4, five debug/test PHP scripts under admin/ perform privileged operations without isLoggedIn() authentication checks, CSRF protection or adequate path validation. On PHP's built-in development server, including the default Docker deployment, router.php checks an unnormalized admin URI prefix while the filesystem resolves dot segments, so /./admin/ bypasses the admin login gate and executes those scripts directly. In admin/debug_save_flow.php, attacker-controlled path and content reach file_put_contents for arbitrary .md writes under content/ or outside it through path traversal, enabling site defacement and stored JavaScript in public pages; print_r($_POST) output without htmlspecialchars escaping also causes reflected cross-site scripting. The admin/debug_content.php path parameter reaches scandir(), file_get_contents() and posix_getpwuid(), permitting arbitrary directory enumeration and .md file reads that expose absolute paths, ownership, permissions, hashes and content previews. The admin/preview-handler.php endpoint accepts JSON content and title and writes enumerable files under content/_preview/, enabling stored cross-site scripting and disk exhaustion. The admin/testdebug.php endpoint appends to admin/testdebug.log without authentication, also enabling disk exhaustion. The admin/test_redirect.php script exposes a test artifact but escapes its inputs and is not itself an XSS sink. Stored script execution can steal sessions and compromise administrators when they view affected content. Reads and writes execute with PHP's privileges; the tested deployment runs PHP as root, amplifying filesystem impact. This issue is fixed in version 0.1.4.

Record
CVE-2026-63190
CVSS 3.1
9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-22, CWE-79, CWE-200, CWE-288, CWE-306
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.4

FearlessCMS: Unauthenticated debug scripts expose filesystem operations and XSS

FearlessCMS is a flat-file content management system centered on simplicity and open source. Prior to version 0.1.4, five debug/test PHP scripts under admin/ perform privileged operations without isLoggedIn() authentication checks, CSRF protection or adequate path validation. On PHP's built-in development server, including the default Docker deployment, router.php checks an unnormalized admin URI prefix while the filesystem resolves dot segments, so /./admin/ bypasses the admin login gate and executes those scripts directly. In admin/debug_save_flow.php, attacker-controlled path and content reach file_put_contents for arbitrary .md writes under content/ or outside it through path traversal, enabling site defacement and stored JavaScript in public pages; print_r($_POST) output without htmlspecialchars escaping also causes reflected cross-site scripting. The admin/debug_content.php path parameter reaches scandir(), file_get_contents() and posix_getpwuid(), permitting arbitrary directory enumeration and .md file reads that expose absolute paths, ownership, permissions, hashes and content previews. The admin/preview-handler.php endpoint accepts JSON content and title and writes enumerable files under content/_preview/, enabling stored cross-site scripting and disk exhaustion. The admin/testdebug.php endpoint appends to admin/testdebug.log without authentication, also enabling disk exhaustion. The admin/test_redirect.php script exposes a test artifact but escapes its inputs and is not itself an XSS sink. Stored script execution can steal sessions and compromise administrators when they view affected content. Reads and writes execute with PHP's privileges; the tested deployment runs PHP as root, amplifying filesystem impact. This issue is fixed in version 0.1.4.

Record
CVE-2026-63190
CVSS 3.1
9.4 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-22, CWE-288, CWE-306, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2026-63190 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.4) in Fearlessgeekmedia Fearlesscms, published October 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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