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Budibase CVE-2026-30240

CRITICAL
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-03-09 security-advisories@github.com
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:56 vuln.today
CVE Published
Mar 09, 2026 - 21:16 nvd
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Budibase is a low code platform for creating internal tools, workflows, and admin panels. In 3.31.5 and earlier, a path traversal vulnerability in the PWA (Progressive Web App) ZIP processing endpoint (POST /api/pwa/process-zip) allows an authenticated user with builder privileges to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem, including /proc/1/environ which contains all environment variables - JWT secrets, database credentials, encryption keys, and API tokens. The server reads attacker-specified files via unsanitized path.join() with user-controlled input from icons.json inside the uploaded ZIP, then uploads the file contents to the object store (MinIO/S3) where they can be retrieved through signed URLs. This results in complete platform compromise as all cryptographic secrets and service credentials are exfiltrated in a single request.

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Path traversal in Budibase low-code platform 3.31.5 and earlier allows attackers to read arbitrary files through the application builder.

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Authenticate as builder user
Delivery
Upload crafted PWA ZIP with malicious icons.json
Exploit
Send POST request to /api/pwa/process-zip
Execution
Path traversal reads /proc/1/environ
Impact
Exfiltrate environment variables containing secrets

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Authenticated access with builder privileges in Budibase 3.31.5 or earlier. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVSS 9.6. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Attacker traverses filesystem to read application secrets, database credentials, or environment variables.
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