CVE-2026-50282

Craft CMS: Unauthorized Deletion of Destination Folders During Forced Moves

Published Jul 2, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). Versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above, prior to 5.9.21 and versions 4.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 4.17.14 contain an authorization issue where a forced folder move can delete a conflicting destination folder without destination delete permission. Function craft\\controllers\\AssetsController::actionMoveFolder() supports moving an asset folder into a destination parent folder. If a folder with the same name already exists at the destination, the action can be called with force=true to overwrite the destination. This issue has been resolved in versions 5.9.21 and 4.17.14.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3 Craft CMS Vulnerable to Unauthorized Deletion of Destination Folders During Forced Moves
History
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First Time appeared Craftcms
Craftcms craftcms
Vendors & Products Craftcms
Craftcms craftcms
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). Versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above, prior to 5.9.21 and versions 4.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 4.17.14 contain an authorization issue where a forced folder move can delete a conflicting destination folder without destination delete permission. Function craft\\controllers\\AssetsController::actionMoveFolder() supports moving an asset folder into a destination parent folder. If a folder with the same name already exists at the destination, the action can be called with force=true to overwrite the destination. This issue has been resolved in versions 5.9.21 and 4.17.14.
Title Craft CMS: Unauthorized Deletion of Destination Folders During Forced Moves
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 2, 2026, 6:01 PM
Reserved
Jun 4, 2026, 4:26 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 2, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 9:10 PM