{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/products/laradashboard--1.2.2/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":[],"_cs_cves":[{"cvss":7.2,"id":"CVE-2026-86437"}],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["Lara Dashboard (\u003c 1.3.2)","LaraDashboard (0.9.2 - 1.2.2)","Laradashboard (\u003c= 1.2.2)"],"_cs_severities":["high"],"_cs_tags":["web-application-vulnerability","rce","file-upload","path-traversal","web-vulnerability"],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["LaraDashboard"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLara Dashboard versions before 1.3.2 contain an authorization flaw in the /admin/settings/core-upgrades/upload endpoint. The application incorrectly restricts access to this endpoint to the 'settings.edit' permission rather than enforcing 'Superadmin' status. This vulnerability allows an authenticated administrator with limited permissions to upload and extract arbitrary ZIP archives. By crafting a malicious archive, an attacker can overwrite critical application files, such as 'routes/web.php', with payloads containing system commands. These commands execute in the context of the web server user, providing the attacker with full control over the application environment, including access to database credentials and environment secrets. This attack allows for persistence and full system compromise, impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host application.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"attack-chain\"\u003eAttack Chain\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttacker authenticates to the Lara Dashboard using valid administrative credentials that possess the 'settings.edit' permission.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttacker navigates to the core-upgrades administrative panel within the dashboard interface.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttacker crafts a malicious ZIP archive containing weaponized PHP files designed to overwrite existing application source code.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttacker performs an HTTP POST request to '/admin/settings/core-upgrades/upload' containing the malicious ZIP archive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe application validates the 'settings.edit' permission and proceeds to extract the archive to the web application's root directory.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe uploaded malicious PHP files overwrite legitimate application source code, such as 'routes/web.php'.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttacker triggers the execution of the injected code by requesting the modified PHP file via a browser or script.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArbitrary system commands are executed with the privileges of the web server user, resulting in credential exfiltration or full system compromise.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation leads to full remote code execution, enabling attackers to extract sensitive environment secrets, access database credentials, and gain persistence on the server. The target is the Lara Dashboard application, specifically affecting installations prior to version 1.3.2.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrioritize the upgrade of all Lara Dashboard instances to version 1.3.2 or later to address the insufficient authorization check on the file upload endpoint.\u003c/p\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-09-14T13:34:23Z","date_published":"2026-09-07T23:37:52Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-09-lara-dashboard-rce/","summary":"Lara Dashboard versions prior to 1.3.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary file upload via the core-upgrades endpoint, allowing unauthorized administrators to achieve remote code execution.","title":"Arbitrary File Upload and RCE in Lara Dashboard","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-09-lara-dashboard-rce/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - Laradashboard (\u003c= 1.2.2)","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}