Laravel Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (LARDUTCLO1768827460)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Laravel breach identified under incident ID LARDUTCLO1768827460.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Laravel's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/laravel, the number of followers: 116391, the industry type: Software Development and the number of employees: 325 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 757 and after the incident was 754 with a difference of -3 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Laravel and their customers.

On 16 January 2026, Livewire Filemanager (Laravel component) disclosed Remote Code Execution (RCE) issues under the banner "Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in Livewire Filemanager for Laravel (CVE-2025-14894)".

A high-severity security flaw (CVE-2025-14894, VU#650657) has been identified in Livewire Filemanager, a popular file management component used in Laravel web applications.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Laravel web applications using Livewire Filemanager.

In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Removing web serving capability from the /storage/ directory if unnecessary, Implementing strict file upload restrictions (e.g., allowlists for safe file types, MIME validation) and Storing uploaded files outside web-accessible directories.

The case underscores how teams are taking away lessons such as The vulnerability highlights a critical gap in Livewire’s security model, which defers file validation to developers despite architectural risks, and recommending next steps like Apply strict file upload restrictions (allowlists, MIME validation), Store uploaded files outside web-accessible directories and Disable public storage link if unused.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating high-severity security flaw (CVE-2025-14894) in Livewire Filemanager. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers by exploiting improper file validation and Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell (T1059.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating upload malicious PHP files...executed remotely (RCE). Under the Persistence tactic, the analysis identified Server Software Component: Web Shell (T1505.003) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating upload malicious PHP files...stored in publicly accessible /storage/. Under the Privilege Escalation tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating rCE with the privileges of the web server user. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or Location (T1036.005) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating malicious PHP files uploaded via web interface...stored in /storage/ and BITS Jobs (T1197) with lower confidence (30%), supported by evidence indicating no authentication required...upload a PHP webshell. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating lateral movement to connected systems and infrastructure. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Resource Hijacking (T1496) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating full system compromise, including unrestricted file read/write access. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.