CVE-2023-43648 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.9) Path Traversal vulnerability in baserproject/basercms. A fix is available for baserproject/basercms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
baserCMS Directory Traversal vulnerability in Form submission data management Feature
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-43648.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
There is a Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Form submission data management Feature to baserCMS.
This is a vulnerability that needs to be addressed when the management system is used by an unspecified number of users. If you are eligible, please update to the new version as soon as possible.
Target
baserCMS 4.7.8 and earlier versions
Vulnerability
There is a possibility that information on the server may be obtained by a user who is logged in to the management screen.
Countermeasures
Update to the latest version of baserCMS
Please refer to the following page to reference for more information. https://basercms.net/security/JVN_45547161
Credits
Shiga Takuma@BroadBand Security, Inc
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | baserproject/basercms | all versions | 4.8.0composer require baserproject/basercms:^4.8.0 |
Affected Products
basercmsbasercmsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for baserproject/basercms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update baserproject/basercms to 4.8.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-43648 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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