Flight has path traversal in `make:controller` CLI that creates arbitrary directories outside project root
Summary
The make:controller CLI command calls mkdir(..., recursive: true) on a path built from the user-supplied controller name, before Nette's class-name validation runs. The class-file write is correctly rejected by Nette when the name contains /, but the recursive directory creation side effect is already committed — including directories located outside the project root through ../ traversal.
Affected code
flight/commands/ControllerCommand.php (≈ 63-66):
if (is_dir(dirname($controllerPath)) === false) {
$io->info('Creating directory ' . dirname($controllerPath), true);
mkdir(dirname($controllerPath), 0755, true); // un-normalized, runs before validation
}
Proof of concept
$ php vendor/flightphp/runway/runway make:controller '../../../../tmp/CONTROLLER_TRAVERSAL_TEST/pwn'
Creating directory .../app/controllers/../../../../tmp/CONTROLLER_TRAVERSAL_TEST
Nette\InvalidArgumentException: Value '../../../../tmp/CONTROLLER_TRAVERSAL_TEST/pwnController' is not valid class name.
$ ls /home/user/tmp/CONTROLLER_TRAVERSAL_TEST
(directory exists — created before the exception was thrown)
Impact
- Arbitrary directory creation outside the project root, executable by any local actor that can run the Flight CLI (developer machine, shared CI build agent, compromised dev container).
- Primes log-file planting for chained LFI exploitation (e.g. creating a directory where an attacker can later drop a
.phpfile to be included via a distinct template-include weakness). - On Windows, the
\separator opens additional traversal surface.
Patch (fixed in 3.18.1, commit b8dd23a)
The controller name is now normalized with basename() and validated against ^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$ before any mkdir side effect runs.
Credit
Discovered by @Rootingg.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de Composer | flightphp/core | < 3.18.1 | 3.18.1 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-22- Plataforma
- Composer
- Paquete
flightphp/core- Publicada
- 06.05.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3xjv-pmf2-gf2q - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: flightphp/core
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