CVE-2026-82450 PUBLISHED

BookStack before 26.05.4 Remote Code Execution via Book Cover

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 29.08.2026 Published: 29.08.2026 Updated: 29.08.2026

BookStack before 26.05.4 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the portable ZIP import functionality that allows users with Import Content and Create Books permissions to upload a PHP polyglot file as a book cover. Attackers can bypass image extension validation by embedding a PHP file with a .php filename in the ZIP archive, which is stored in the public web root and executed by unauthenticated requests.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor bookstackapp
Product bookstack
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 26.05.4 (excl.)

Credits

  • Submersion.ai Security Research Team reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE