Medium severity · published Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-54256
Winter: Authenticated IDOR in backend FileUpload widget allows cross-user access to attachment metadata
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Winter CMS is a content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. In versions up to and including 1.2.12, the backend FileUpload form widget trusted an attacker-controlled file_id POST parameter when resolving the attachment it operates on, allowing an authenticated backend user to read and modify attachment records belonging to other users or records. The widget's getFileRecord() lookup resolved the posted id against the global system_files table without verifying that the file belonged to the widget's own relation, parent record, or deferred-binding session. Because all attachments share a single File model and table and attachment ids are sequential integers that are easily enumerated, a user reaching any form with a fileupload field, including the built-in My Account avatar field that requires no specific permission, could target arbitrary attachments to modify their title and description via onSaveAttachmentConfig and change their sort order via onSortAttachments, which passed posted ids straight to an unscoped update. CSRF tokens remain enforced, so exploitation requires a valid authenticated backend session with any level of access. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.13.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
winter · wintercms
< 1.2.13 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54256
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54256
github.com
https://github.com/wintercms/winter/commit/9cb0ae5f9d837db141ab111c6a7de8eed9603d25
github.com
https://github.com/wintercms/winter/security/advisories/GHSA-3277-h8g9-qj5f
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