CVE-2026-33687

published 2026-03-26

CVE-2026-33687: Sharp is a content management framework built for Laravel as a package. Versions prior to 9.20.0 contain a vulnerability in the file upload endpoint that…

Priority P2 62 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

Sharp is a content management framework built for Laravel as a package. Versions prior to 9.20.0 contain a vulnerability in the file upload endpoint that allows authenticated users to bypass all file type restrictions. The upload endpoint within the `ApiFormUploadController` accepts a client-controlled `validation_rule` parameter. This parameter is directly passed into the Laravel validator without sufficient server-side enforcement. By intercepting the request and sending `validation_rule[]=file`, an attacker can completely bypass all MIME type and file extension restrictions. This issue has been addressed in version 9.20.0 by removing the client-controlled validation rules and strictly defining upload rules server-side. As a workaround, ensure that the storage disk used for Sharp uploads is strictly private. Under default configurations, an attacker cannot directly execute uploaded PHP files unless a public disk configuration is explicitly used.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
code16	sharp	< 9.20.0	9.20.0
code16	sharp	>= 0 < 9.20.0	9.20.0

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

other validation_rule[]=file↗

• → Monitor HTTP requests to the Sharp ApiFormUploadController upload endpoint for a client-supplied `validation_rule` parameter, especially `validation_rule[]=file`, which indicates an attempt to bypass server-side file type validation. ↗
• → Alert on file uploads to Sharp (code16/sharp) installations running versions prior to 9.20.0 where the uploaded file type does not match expected MIME/extension restrictions, as the validation bypass allows any file type to be uploaded. ↗
• → Assess risk of direct PHP file execution if the Sharp storage disk is configured as public; uploaded PHP files could be directly executed under such configurations. ↗

• · The vulnerability is only exploitable by authenticated users; unauthenticated exploitation is not possible. ↗
• · Uploaded PHP files are not directly executable under default (private disk) configurations; the risk of RCE is elevated only when a public disk is explicitly configured for Sharp uploads. ↗
• · As a workaround prior to patching, ensuring the Sharp storage disk is strictly private mitigates the most severe impact (direct PHP execution), but does not prevent the file type bypass itself. ↗

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