High

Total.js CMS Path Traversal

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

An issue was discovered in Total.js CMS 12.0.0. An authenticated user with the Pages privilege can conduct a path traversal attack (../) to include .html files that are outside the permitted directory. Also, if a page contains a template directive, then the directive will be server side processed. Thus, if a user can control the content of a .html file, then they can inject a payload with a malicious template directive to gain Remote Command Execution. The exploit will work only with the .html extension.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package total4 = 12.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
npm
Package
total4
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-pwvp-h579-hfxg - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: total4

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

Total entries
5
First → latest
12.2021 05.2023
Without a fix
3
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 2
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 3
  3. 2023: 1
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 5.4 CVE-2023-30094 < 0.0.81 0.0.81
  2. Critical · 9.9 CVE-2019-15954 = 12.0.0 no fix
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2019-15953 = 12.0 no fix
  4. Total.js CMS Path Traversal this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2019-15952 = 12.0 no fix
  5. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-23390 < 0.0.43 0.0.43

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