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OpenProject BIM BCF XML Import: <Snapshot> Path Traversal Leads to Arbitrary Local File Read (AFR)

Moderate
machisuji published GHSA-q8c5-vpmm-xrxv Mar 11, 2026

Software

OpenProject

Affected versions

< 17.2.0

Patched versions

17.2.0

Description

An authenticated project member with BCF import permissions can upload a crafted .bcf archive where the <Snapshot> value in markup.bcf is manipulated to contain an absolute or traversal local path (for example: /etc/passwd or ../../../../etc/passwd).

During import, this untrusted <Snapshot> value is used as file.path during attachment processing.
As a result, local filesystem content can be read outside the intended ZIP scope.

This results in an Arbitrary File Read (AFR) within the read permissions of the OpenProject application user.

Credits

This vulnerability was reported independently by users sam91281 and DQH1 as part of the YesWeHack.com OpenProject Bug Bounty program, sponsored by the European Commission.

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2026-30234

Weaknesses

No CWEs