ILIAS up to 9.21/10.9/11.2 SOAP Import addFile path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ILIAS up to 9.21/10.9/11.2 and classified as problematic. This affects the function addFile of the component SOAP Import. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-82877. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in ILIAS up to 9.21/10.9/11.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function addFile of the component SOAP Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ILIAS versions before 9.22, 10.0 through 10.9, and 11.0 through 11.2 contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the SOAP addFile method that allows authenticated users to read server files by supplying crafted XML with COPY-mode imports. Attackers can construct absolute file paths through an unsandboxed import directory and retrieve sensitive files including configuration files containing database credentials and setup passwords.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-82877 since 08/31/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.22, 10.10 or 11.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Name

• ILIAS

Version

• 9.0
• 9.1
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 9.4
• 9.5
• 9.6
• 9.7
• 9.8
• 9.9
• 9.10
• 9.11
• 9.12
• 9.13
• 9.14
• 9.15
• 9.16
• 9.17
• 9.18
• 9.19
• 9.20
• 9.21
• 10.0
• 10.1
• 10.2
• 10.3
• 10.4
• 10.5
• 10.6
• 10.7
• 10.8
• 10.9
• 11.0
• 11.1
• 11.2

License

• open-source

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