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CVE-2026-32731
March 18, 2026
ApostropheCMS is an open-source content management framework. Prior to version 3.5.3 of "@apostrophecms/import-export", The "extract()" function in "gzip.js" constructs file-write paths using "fs.createWriteStream(path.join(exportPath, header.name))". "path.join()" does not resolve or sanitise traversal segments such as "../". It concatenates them as-is, meaning a tar entry named "../../evil.js" resolves to a path outside the intended extraction directory. No canonical-path check is performed before the write stream is opened. This is a textbook Zip Slip vulnerability. Any user who has been granted the Global Content Modify permission — a role routinely assigned to content editors and site managers — can upload a crafted ".tar.gz" file through the standard CMS import UI and write attacker-controlled content to any path the Node.js process can reach on the host filesystem. Version 3.5.3 of "@apostrophecms/import-export" fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
@apostrophecms/import-export (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <3.5.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.3
@apostrophecms/import-export (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <3.5.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.06