CVE-2026-54178 — Vulnerability in backpack/crud — CVE Details

## Summary `HasUploadFields::uploadMultipleFilesToDisk` (in `src/app/Models/Traits/HasUploadFields.php`) reads file paths from the `clear_<attribute>[]` request input and deletes them from the configured storage disk **without verifying that the paths belong to the current model record**. An authenticated user with Update access on any CRUD that wires `uploadMultipleFilesToDisk` as a model mutator (the pattern documented in the v5.x `upload_multiple` field guide) can supply arbitrary disk-relative paths in `clear_<attr>[]` to delete files that were never associated with the record they are editing. The safe pattern already exists in the codebase: `src/app/Library/Uploaders/MultipleFiles.php` intersects the requested deletions against the files currently stored in the database column before calling `Storage::disk()->delete()`. The trait method lacks that intersection. ## Affected code - `src/app/Models/Traits/HasUploadFields.php` — `uploadMultipleFilesToDisk` (primary sink) - `src/app/Models/Traits/CrudTrait.php` — mixes `HasUploadFields` into all Backpack-managed models The vulnerability is present in all 5.x, 6.x < 6.8.12, and 7.x < 7.0.35 releases. ## Impact An attacker with low-privilege Backpack admin access (e.g. a content editor) can delete any file under the configured disk root: other records' attachments, shared assets, or files placed on the same disk for operational purposes. No confidentiality impact (files cannot be read, only deleted). **CWE-285** (Authorization Bypass) / **CWE-639** (IDOR on file deletion) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H = **8.1 High** ## Fix Intersect `$files_to_clear` against the filenames currently persisted on the model before calling `delete()`, mirroring the logic already present in `MultipleFiles::uploadFiles`. Fixed in **6.8.12** and **7.0.35**. Deployments still using the `uploadMultipleFilesToDisk` mutator pattern from the v5.x docs should migrate to the Uploader API (`MultipleFiles::class` via `config/backpack/crud.php`), which applies the safe intersection automatically. ## Credits Reported by Vishal Shukla ([@shukla304](https://github.com/shukla304)).