GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-8q2w-pv9p-mjvc Laravel Backpack CRUD: HasUploadFields keeps the attacker-supplied file extension — public-disk uploads of `shell.php` reach the webserver
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-54177
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- backpack/crud
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-20
Affected packages
• Packagist backpack/crud: >= 6.0.0, < 6.8.14 → fixed in 6.8.14
• Packagist backpack/crud: >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.38 → fixed in 7.0.38
Description
Summary
`HasUploadFields` (used via `CrudTrait` on Backpack-managed models) and the `withFiles()` uploader preserve the client-supplied file extension without validation. On installations using a `public` disk with `php artisan storage:link`, this allows an authenticated administrator to upload a file with a server-executable extension that the web server will pass to the PHP interpreter - if no MIME or other type of upload validation is present.
Details
The `uploadFileToDisk` and `uploadMultipleFilesToDisk` methods hash the filename stem but write the client-supplied extension to disk verbatim — no allowlist, blocklist, or MIME check is applied inside the trait itself.
The newer `withFiles()` path (via `FileNameGenerator`) resolves the extension from the file's MIME type rather than the client filename, but also does not block server-executable types.
Applications that follow the Backpack quickstart without adding explicit `mimes:` or `mimetypes:` validation rules in their form requests are affected.
Impact
An authenticated administrator with access to an upload-enabled CRUD panel, on a site using the `public` disk with web-accessible storage and no MIME type validation, can upload a server-executable file and achieve remote code execution.
Conditions required for exploitation:
• Authenticated admin access to a Backpack CRUD panel
• An upload field with no `mimes:` / `mimetypes:` validation rule
• The `public` disk in use (standard pattern for web-visible uploads)
• `php artisan storage:link` in place
• A web server + PHP-FPM stack (default on most hosts)
Fix
A denylist for server-executable extensions has been added to both `HasUploadFields` and `FileNameGenerator`. Image-typed fields now additionally enforce an allowlist. This is defence-in-depth — it does not replace application-level validation.
Recommended developer action
Review all upload fields and add explicit `mimes:` or `mimetypes:` validation in your form requests or field definitions. Refer to the Backpack field documentation for examples.
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Reported by Vishal Shukla (@shukla304) via sechub.dev.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-54177 backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/security/advisories/GHSA-8q2w-pv9p-mjvc web
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5993 web
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD package
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/6.8.14 web
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/7.0.38 web