---
id: "CVE-2026-116213"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116213"]
title: "Webasyst Framework: theme archive symlinks let users read server files"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.9
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["other", "php", "self-hosted", "webasyst"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required", "managed-hosting"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T14:16:34+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T14:30:36+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T14:32:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116213", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T14:30:36+00:00"}]
---

# Webasyst Framework: theme archive symlinks let users read server files

Webasyst Framework through 4.4.0 extracts theme archives and creates symlinks without checking where they point. A user with theme management rights can upload a theme containing a symlink to files such as wa-config/db.php or /etc/passwd and read them through the public theme path.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Webasyst Framework version against `4.4.0` in the installation's version file or the admin dashboard.
- Look for symlinks in theme directories with `find <webasyst-root>/wa-data -type l` and inspect any link targets pointing outside the theme.

## Fix

- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T14:30:36+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116213

## From the sources

Webasyst Framework through 4.4.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in waArchiveTar::writeItem() that creates symlinks from theme archives without validating link targets. Authenticated users with theme management rights can upload themes containing symlinks to wa-config/db.php or /etc/passwd and read them through the public theme path.

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