CVE-2026-55695 PUBLISHED

FearlessCMS: Remote Code Execution via Unvalidated Update Repository URL in System Updater

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 17.06.2026 Published: 13.10.2026 Updated: 13.10.2026

FearlessCMS is a flat-file content management system centered on simplicity and open source. In 0.1.2b and earlier, an authenticated administrator can set an arbitrary Git repository URL through admin/updater-handler.php and trigger perform_update, which passes the URL to update.sh. The updater clones the repository and replaces the live plugins/, admin/, and includes/ directories without verifying the repository's identity, signatures, or contents. Because router.php permits existing PHP files under plugins to be executed by the PHP development server, attacker-supplied update content can execute arbitrary PHP with the web server process's privileges and persist as a backdoor. This issue is fixed in version 0.1.3b.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor fearlessgeekmedia
Product FearlessCMS
Versions
  • Version < 0.1.3b is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE