CVE-2026-72831
Description
The Flex Objects plugin (through 1.4.6, tested with Grav 2.0.11) contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in its Flex Objects API. FlexApiController::update() checks only the general Flex directory permission and does not apply the additional target/field/super-admin checks enforced by the dedicated Users and Groups API controllers. An authenticated account with api.access, admin.login, and users.update permissions (but without api.users.write or admin.super) can use the generic /api/v1/flex-objects/user-accounts endpoint to change a super administrator's password, or the /api/v1/flex-objects/user-groups endpoint to grant its group admin.super, resulting in full site takeover. Fixed in Flex Objects 1.4.7.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/0b384f5b0e73b1ad9dd29c70185407895ea3b09f
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/8071c10bc3a4743a4b8cf003dfb1644d6680c2ea
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/a0bf26f7e5d7a98894b7cd2b8c5afe419b264e53
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/ad9709f865b09b68798fb1ac375b484a8cc1d892
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-pc8m-jxvh-vmrc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-through-authentication-bypass-via-flex-objects
CWEs
CWE-863
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.