CVE-2026-42843— grav-plugin-api: Grav API Privilege Escalation to Super Admin
Quick assessment
Affected
getgrav grav-plugin-api
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Grav CMS是Grav开源的一个基于文件的扁平化内容管理系统。 Grav CMS 1.0.0-beta.15之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于不安全的直接对象引用和逻辑缺陷，可能导致认证用户修改自身权限配置并提升为超级管理员。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1078.003 · Local AccountsAffected Version Matrix 1
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| getgrav | grav-plugin-api | < 1.0.0-beta.15 |
affected |
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-42843
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
grav-plugin-api: Grav API Privilege Escalation to Super Admin
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不正确
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Grav CMS 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Grav CMS是Grav开源的一个基于文件的扁平化内容管理系统。 Grav CMS 1.0.0-beta.15之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于不安全的直接对象引用和逻辑缺陷，可能导致认证用户修改自身权限配置并提升为超级管理员。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| getgrav | grav-plugin-api | < 1.0.0-beta.15 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42843 (1)
Same Patch Batch · getgrav · 2026-05-11 · 13 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-42613 | 9.4 CRITICAL | Grav: Privilege Escalation via Missing Server-Side Validation of groups/access |
| CVE-2026-42607 | 9.1 CRITICAL | Grav: Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Malicious Plugin ZIP Upload in Direct Install Featur |
| CVE-2026-42611 | 8.9 HIGH | Grav: Stored XSS via Tag Injection |
| CVE-2026-42612 | 8.5 HIGH | Grav: Publisher-Level Stored XSS via Unquoted Event Attributes |
| CVE-2026-42609 | 8.1 HIGH | Grav: Administrative Account Disruption and Privilege De-escalation via User Overwrite Log |
| CVE-2026-44738 | 7.7 HIGH | Grav: Twig sandbox allows editor-role users to exfiltrate all plugin secrets via Config::t |
| CVE-2026-42610 | 6.5 MEDIUM | Grav: Sensitive Information Disclosure via Accounts Service Bypass |
| CVE-2026-42842 | 5.4 MEDIUM | grav-plugin-form: XSS via Taxonomy Field Values in Admin Panel |
| CVE-2026-42608 | Grav: Unauthenticated Path Traversal & Arbitrary File Write in FormFlash component. | |
| CVE-2026-42845 | Grav: Anonymous Page Content Overwrite via Form File Upload filename Override | |
| CVE-2026-42841 | Grav: Stored XSS via Markdown media attribute() action in Grav CMS | |
| CVE-2026-44737 | grav-plugin-admin: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Reflected endpoint /admin/pages/[page |
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