CVE-2026-102628 in Cadmos LTI
Summary
by MITRE • 10/01/2026
The Cadmos LTI application hosted at cadmos.eummena.io had Laravel debug mode enabled (APP_DEBUG=true, APP_ENV=local) in a publicly accessible environment. An unauthenticated attacker could send a GET request and trigger an unhandled exception, causing Laravel to expose the entire server environment, including all .env configuration variables, in plaintext. Fixed on or before 2026-09-02.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/01/2026
The vulnerability identified involves the improper exposure of sensitive application configuration data due to misconfigured debug settings within a web application framework. Specifically, the Cadmos LTI application hosted at cadmos.eummena.io had its Laravel environment set to local mode with debugging enabled by setting APP_DEBUG=true and APP_ENV=local in a publicly accessible production or staging environment. This configuration deviation from security best practices allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger an unhandled exception within the application logic, which subsequently causes the framework to render detailed error pages containing sensitive system information rather than generic error messages.
From a technical perspective, Laravel is designed to display comprehensive stack traces and environmental variables when debug mode is active to assist developers during local development. However, this feature becomes a critical security flaw when exposed to external networks because it reveals internal server paths, database credentials, API keys, session secrets, and other configuration parameters stored in the .env file. The attack vector requires only a simple GET request that induces an error condition, such as accessing a non-existent route or triggering a logic fault, thereby exploiting the framework's default behavior of dumping environment variables to the HTTP response body for diagnostic purposes.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe, as it facilitates information disclosure leading directly to further exploitation phases. By obtaining plaintext credentials and configuration details, an attacker can compromise database integrity by using exposed database passwords, hijack user sessions if session secrets are revealed, or manipulate application behavior by understanding internal API endpoints and service configurations. This aligns with CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information, where the software produces error messages that provide information useful to attackers for exploiting vulnerabilities against the software. Additionally, this activity maps to MITRE ATT&CK technique T1589.001: Gather Victim Identity Information - Credentials, as the attacker collects authentication credentials and other identity-related data from the environment configuration.
Mitigation strategies must focus on ensuring that debug modes are strictly disabled in any non-local deployment environments. The primary remediation involves setting APP_DEBUG=false and APP_ENV=production or staging within the application's configuration files to prevent Laravel from rendering detailed error pages with sensitive data. Furthermore, organizations should implement automated security scanning processes during CI/CD pipelines to detect misconfigurations before deployment. Web Application Firewalls can also be configured to intercept responses containing stack traces or environment variable dumps, providing an additional layer of defense against information leakage vulnerabilities in production systems.