Authenticated directory deletion via plugin-name traversal
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Path traversal in Anyquery before 0.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to delete server-writable directories through the query API. The clear_plugin_cache function joins its caller-controlled plugin argument beneath the cache directory without rejecting .. segments, then passes the resolved path to os.RemoveAll. A low-privileged bearer token is required; exploitation permanently removes reachable directories, causing data loss and service interruption without reading files.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Anyquery before 0.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to delete server-writable directories through the query API. The clear_plugin_cache function joins its caller-controlled plugin argument beneath the cache directory without rejecting .. segments, then passes the resolved path to os.RemoveAll. A low-privileged bearer token is required; exploitation permanently removes reachable directories, causing data loss and service interruption without reading files.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-47253
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Julien Cagniart
- Product
- Anyquery
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.4.5
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