Pheditor up to 2.0.3 Terminal Action dir os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pheditor up to 2.0.3. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Terminal Action Handler. Such manipulation of the argument dir leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-48030. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pheditor up to 2.0.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Terminal Action Handler. The manipulation of the argument dir with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Pheditor is a single-file editor and file manager written in PHP. From version 2.0.1 to before version 2.0.4, an OS Command Injection vulnerability in the terminal action handler allows any authenticated user to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'dir' POST parameter, completely bypassing the TERMINAL_COMMANDS whitelist and achieving full Remote Code Execution with web server privileges. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.4.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-48030 since 05/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pheditor 2.0.4

Timelineinfo

05/20/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +68 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48030 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383522

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 20:25
Changes: 07/27/2026 20:25 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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