Grav API Plugin is a RESTful API for Grav CMS that provides full headless access to your site's content, media, configuration, users, and system management. Prior to 1.0.0-beta.15, an insecure direct object reference and logic flaw in the Grav API plugin (UsersController::update) allows any authenticated user with basic API access (api.access) to modify their own permission configuration. An attacker can exploit this to escalate their privileges to Super Administrator (admin.super and api.super), leading to full system compromise and potential RCE. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0-beta.15.
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| Description | Grav API Plugin is a RESTful API for Grav CMS that provides full headless access to your site's content, media, configuration, users, and system management. Prior to 1.0.0-beta.15, an insecure direct object reference and logic flaw in the Grav API plugin (UsersController::update) allows any authenticated user with basic API access (api.access) to modify their own permission configuration. An attacker can exploit this to escalate their privileges to Super Administrator (admin.super and api.super), leading to full system compromise and potential RCE. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0-beta.15. | |
| Title | grav-plugin-api: Grav API Privilege Escalation to Super Admin | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-05-11T19:06:51.035Z
Reserved: 2026-04-30T16:44:48.376Z
Link: CVE-2026-42843
Updated: 2026-05-11T18:51:16.359Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-11T17:16:34.013
Modified: 2026-05-11T20:25:42.893
Link: CVE-2026-42843
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Updated: 2026-05-11T17:45:26Z