CVE-2026-41887

Flarum is open-source forum software. Prior to versions 1.8.16 and 2.0.0-rc.1, Flarum's patch for CVE-2023-27577 restricted the @import and data-uri() LESS features in the custom_less setting, but the same restriction was never applied to other settings registered as LESS config variables (for example theme_primary_color and theme_secondary_color, as well as any key registered via Extend\Settings::registerLessConfigVar()). Those values are interpolated verbatim into the LESS source at compile time, allowing an authenticated administrator to craft a theme-color value that injects an arbitrary @import directive into the compiled forum.css. Because the underlying LESS parser honours @import (inline) '<path>', an attacker can read arbitrary files reachable by the PHP process (local file inclusion) or trigger outbound HTTP(S) requests (server-side request forgery). This issue has been patched in versions 1.8.16 and 2.0.0-rc.1.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

08 May 2026, 20:16

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References () https://github.com/flarum/framework/security/advisories/GHSA-xjvc-pw2r-6878 - () https://github.com/flarum/framework/security/advisories/GHSA-xjvc-pw2r-6878 -

08 May 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-08 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-12 16:45


NVD link : CVE-2026-41887

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41887

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41887


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)