CVE-2026-41459 | thexerteproject xerteonlinetoolkits up to 3.15.0 GET Request /setup root_path exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere (ID 1527)

VDB-359046 · CVE-2026-41459 · ID 1527 THEXERTEPROJECT XERTEONLINETOOLKITS UP TO 3.15.0 GET REQUEST /SETUP ROOT_PATH EXPOSURE OF SENSITIVE SYSTEM INFORMATION TO AN UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL SPHERE HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.2 $0-$5k 2.50+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thexerteproject xerteonlinetoolkits up to 3.15.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /setup of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument root_path results in exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-41459. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in thexerteproject xerteonlinetoolkits up to 3.15.0. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file /setup of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument root_path with an unknown input leads to a exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-497. The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes: Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full server-side filesystem path of the application root. Attackers can send a GET request to the /setup page to access the exposed root_path value rendered in the HTML response, which enables exploitation of path-dependent vulnerabilities such as relative path traversal in connector.php. The weakness was released by bootstrapbool as 1527. The advisory is available at xerte.org.uk. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-41459 since 04/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at xerte.org.uk. Applying the patch f063e942b4a9bf77a06829e844c2c70316bc45e8 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Type Project Management Software Vendor thexerteproject Name xerteonlinetoolkits Version 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15.0 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2 VulDB Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Temp Score: 5.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 5.3 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere CWE: CWE-497 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: xerte.org.uk Patch: f063e942b4a9bf77a06829e844c2c70316bc45e8 Timelineinfo 04/20/2026 CVE reserved 04/22/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed 04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: 1527 Researcher: bootstrapbool Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-41459 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41459 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359046 Entryinfo Created: 04/22/2026 22:26 Changes: 04/22/2026 22:26 (82) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:5AB:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸