Authenticated command execution via traversal upload
Published Mar 20, 2026 · Updated Mar 20, 2026
Path traversal in DreamFactory Core before 1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files through the Files API. The RestController handleServiceRequest method passes a client-controlled resource path containing double-dot segments to file-upload handling without removing them, so uploads escape the storage directory. Exploitation requires a role permitted to POST to /api/v2/files; placing a PHP file in the public web root grants command execution as the web-server user.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in DreamFactory Core before 1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files through the Files API. The RestController handleServiceRequest method passes a client-controlled resource path containing double-dot segments to file-upload handling without removing them, so uploads escape the storage directory. Exploitation requires a role permitted to POST to /api/v2/files; placing a PHP file in the public web root grants command execution as the web-server user.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-55988
- Published
- Mar 20, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1505.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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