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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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r945-h4vm-h736 Grav API Privilege Escalation to Super Admin
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Tue, 12 May 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Getgrav
Getgrav grav-plugin-api
Vendors & Products Getgrav
Getgrav grav-plugin-api

Mon, 11 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:06:51.035Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T16:44:48.376Z

Link: CVE-2026-42843

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T18:51:16.359Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T17:16:34.013

Modified: 2026-05-11T20:25:42.893

Link: CVE-2026-42843

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T09:23:03Z

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