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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-32639
Winter: Broken access control in `Cms\Controllers\Index` allows cross-template actions and unauthorized asset uploads
Description

Winter CMS is a content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. In versions up to and including 1.2.12, the CMS section's Theme Editor AJAX handlers did not enforce per-template-type permission checks, allowing a backend user with any single CMS permission to act on template types outside their authorized scope. The CMS controller gated access to the section as a whole using OR-logic across its five permissions, but individual handlers such as onSave(), onDelete(), and onDeleteTemplates() did not verify that the user held the specific permission for the requested template type, so a user with only cms.manage_pages could craft AJAX requests to delete layouts, modify partials, or read content files. Separately, the AssetList widget was registered for any user who passed the controller gate regardless of the cms.manage_assets permission, and its onUpload() handler omitted the theme-validation call present on the other mutating handlers, permitting unauthorized file uploads into the active theme's asset directory. Exploitation requires an authenticated backend account holding at least one of the CMS Theme Editor permissions. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.13.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 26, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wintercms winter
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update Winter CMS to version 1.2.13 or later to fix authorization bypass issues.
  • Update Winter CMS to version 1.2.13.
  • Review and apply vendor patches if updating is not possible.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Winter CMS is a content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. In versions up to and including 1.2.12, the CMS section's Theme Editor AJAX handlers did not enforce per-template-type permission checks, allowing a backend user with any single CMS permission to act on template types outside their authorized scope. The CMS controller gated access to the section as a whole using OR-logic across its five permissions, but individual handlers such as onSave(), onDelete(), and onDeleteTemplates() did not verify that the user held the specific permission for the requested template type, so a user with only cms.manage_pages could craft AJAX requests to delete layouts, modify partials, or read content files. Separately, the AssetList widget was registered for any user who passed the controller gate regardless of the cms.manage_assets permission, and its onUpload() handler omitted the theme-validation call present on the other mutating handlers, permitting unauthorized file uploads into the active theme's asset directory. Exploitation requires an authenticated backend account holding at least one of the CMS Theme Editor permissions. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.13.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-289
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32639.json">CVE-2026-32639</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/wintercms/winter/commit/164c62524e8abc153d09c6c35916278bdb746a2b
    Added Reference https://github.com/wintercms/winter/commit/5391afa242eba3c476869035b7492e50a262c46b
    Added Reference https://github.com/wintercms/winter/releases/tag/v1.2.13
    Added Reference https://github.com/wintercms/winter/security/advisories/GHSA-5c4f-9pq9-6c77
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