High

FileManager Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 13.11.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

Deserialization of untrusted data from the mimes parameter could lead to remote code execution.

Patches

Fixed in 3.0.9

Workarounds

Not needed, a composer update will solve it in a non-breaking way.

References

Reported responsibly Vladislav Gladkiy at Positive Technologies.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package backpack/filemanager >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.9, < 2.0.2 3.0.9, 2.0.2

References

CVSS score 7.6/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Platform
Composer
Package
backpack/filemanager
Disclosed
13.11.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8237-957h-h2c2 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: backpack/filemanager

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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