Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2026

CVE-2021-47978

Description

ProcessMaker 3.5.4 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting improper path traversal validation. Attackers can send requests with directory traversal sequences to access sensitive system files like /etc/passwd without authentication.

Patches

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50229nvd
www.processmaker.comnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/processmaker-local-file-inclusion-via-path-traversalnvd

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