Medium

OS Command injection in Bolt

  • Disclosed: 06.05.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Bolt before 3.7.2 does not restrict filter options in a Request in the Twig context, and is therefore inconsistent with the "How to Harden Your PHP for Better Security" guidance.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package bolt/bolt < 3.7.2 3.7.2

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78
Platform
Composer
Package
bolt/bolt
Disclosed
06.05.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w8cj-mvf9-mpc9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: bolt/bolt

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

All (15) in the archive
Total entries
15
First → latest
11.2019 07.2025
Without a fix
5
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 5
  • Medium 10

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 2
  3. 2021: 1
  4. 2022: 9
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 1
  7. 2025: 1
  8. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. High · 8.8 CVE-2019-9185 < 3.6.5 3.6.5
  2. High · 8.8 CVE-2019-10874 >= 3.6.6, < 3.6.7 3.6.7
  3. OS Command injection in Bolt this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2020-28925 < 3.7.2 3.7.2
  4. High · 8.6 CVE-2020-4040 < 3.7.1 3.7.1
  5. High · 7.4 CVE-2020-4041 < 3.7.1 3.7.1

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