8.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-66301
Grav ihas Broken Access Control which allows an Editor to modify the page's YAML Frontmatter to alter form processing actions
Description

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, due to improper authorization checks when modifying critical fields on a POST request to /admin/pages/{page_name}, an editor with only permissions to change basic content on the form is now able to change the functioning of the form through modifying the content of the data[_json][header][form] which is the YAML frontmatter which includes the process section which dictates what happens after a user submits the form which include some important actions that could lead to further vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 1, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 1, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Getgrav grav
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Grav to version 1.8.0-beta.27 or later to fix authorization bypass.
  • Update Grav to version 1.8.0-beta.27 or later.
  • Verify updated version is applied.
  • Review access controls for user roles.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x2-fjv7-8hjh
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, due to improper authorization checks when modifying critical fields on a POST request to /admin/pages/{page_name}, an editor with only permissions to change basic content on the form is now able to change the functioning of the form through modifying the content of the data[_json][header][form] which is the YAML frontmatter which includes the process section which dictates what happens after a user submits the form which include some important actions that could lead to further vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-285
    Added Reference https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x2-fjv7-8hjh
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
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