CVE-2026-42843

grav-plugin-api: Grav API Privilege Escalation to Super Admin

Published May 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r945-h4vm-h736 Grav API Privilege Escalation to Super Admin
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-api:1.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Getgrav
Getgrav grav-plugin-api
Vendors & Products Getgrav
Getgrav grav-plugin-api
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:06 PM
Reserved
Apr 30, 2026, 4:44 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 11, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 6:10 PM