Formio improperly authorized permission elevation through specially crafted request path

Description

Summary: A flaw in path handling could allow an attacker to access protected API endpoints by sending a crafted request path. This issue could result in unauthorized data disclosure under certain configurations.

Recommendation

Update the formio package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): **>= 4.0.0-rc.1, < 4.4.3

  < 3.5.7**

• Patched version(s): **4.4.3

  3.5.7**

References

• GHSA-m654-769v-qjv7
• CVE-2025-67718
• CWE-178
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

formio