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Medium

Silverstripe has Incorrect Default Permissions

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

SilverStripe 4.5.0 allows attackers to read certain records that should not have been placed into a result set. This affects silverstripe/recipe-cms. The automatic permission-checking mechanism in the silverstripe/graphql module does not provide complete protection against lists that are limited (e.g., through pagination), resulting in records that should have failed a permission check being added to the final result set. GraphQL endpoints are configured by default (e.g., for assets), but the admin/graphql endpoint is access protected by default. This limits the vulnerability to all authenticated users, including those with limited permissions (e.g., where viewing records exposed through admin/graphql requires administrator permissions). However, if custom GraphQL endpoints have been configured for a specific implementation (usually under /graphql), this vulnerability could also be exploited through unauthenticated requests. This vulnerability only applies to reading records; it does not allow unauthorised changing of records.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package silverstripe/graphql >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.4 3.2.4
Composer package silverstripe/recipe-cms >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.3 4.5.3

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-276
Platform
Composer
Package
silverstripe/graphql, silverstripe/recipe-cms
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-589q-75r3-mfq4 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: silverstripe/graphql

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
8
First → latest
06.2021 05.2024
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 4
  • Medium 4

Disclosures per year

  1. silverstripe/graphql Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability
    High · 7.3 ghsa-wjg9-v8cf-f5q2 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3 2.0.3
  2. View permissions are bypassed for paginated lists of ORM data
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2023-44401 >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.7, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.3 4.3.7, 5.1.3
  3. Silverstripe GraphQL has DDOS Vulnerability due to lack of protection against recursive queries
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-40180 >= 3.0.0, < 3.8.2, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.3, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.5, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.4, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3 3.8.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.5, 4.3.4, 5.0.3
  4. DDOS attack on graphql endpoints
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-28104 >= 4.1.1, < 4.1.2, >= 4.2.2, < 4.2.3 4.1.2, 4.2.3
  5. Silverstripe has Incorrect Default Permissions this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2020-6165 >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.4 3.2.4
  6. Silverstripe CSRF Protection Bypass via GraphQL
    High · 8.8 CVE-2019-12437 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.5, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.2 2.0.5, 3.1.2
  7. SilverStripe GraphQL Server permission checker not inherited by query subclass.
    Medium · 4.3 CVE-2021-28661 >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.2 3.5.2
  8. Authentication bypass in SilverStripe GraphQL
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2020-26136 >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.0, >= 4.0.0-alpha1, < 4.0.0-alpha2 3.5.0, 4.0.0-alpha2

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