CVE-2026-103474
yii2-starter-kit through 4.2.0 fails to validate file types in the backend storage upload actions, allowing authenticated managers to upload PHP files.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
yii2-starter-kit through 4.2.0 fails to validate file types in the backend storage upload actions, allowing authenticated managers to upload PHP files. Attackers with manager role can upload PHP scripts to the web-accessible storage directory and request them to execute arbitrary code on the server.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.7% on 1 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/yii-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit
- https://github.com/yii-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit/blob/cc2c451e8c959c7300b04efea597706a38609f58/backend/modules/file/controllers/StorageController.php#L36
- https://github.com/yii-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit/issues/797
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yii2-starter-kit-through-4.2.0-unrestricted-file-upload-rce
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.