CVE-2026-116213

Description

Webasyst Framework through 4.4.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in waArchiveTar::writeItem() that creates symlinks from theme archives without validating link targets. Authenticated users with theme management rights can upload themes containing symlinks to wa-config/db.php or /etc/passwd and read them through the public theme path.

References

• https://github.com/webasyst/webasyst-framework
• https://github.com/webasyst/webasyst-framework/blob/cc609e5db23e68d982e15ebf65bf9d25120333af/wa-system/file/waArchiveTar.class.php#L1243-L1250
• https://github.com/webasyst/webasyst-framework/blob/cc609e5db23e68d982e15ebf65bf9d25120333af/wa-system/file/waTheme.class.php#L2609-L2660
• https://github.com/webasyst/webasyst-framework/issues/396
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webasyst-framework-through-4.4.0-arbitrary-file-read-via-waarchivetar-symlinks