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Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check

  • Disclosed: 02.07.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Summary

The EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint checks only whether the current user can view the destination section, but it does not require permission to save entries into that section. A low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can therefore move that entry into a different section where they have read access but no write access.

Details

The vulnerable route is implemented in EntriesController.php:465:

The destination check is only viewEntries:$section->uid . The source-entry gate is Entry::canMove(), which verifies whether the user can move the existing entry based on the source section:

This closes the exploit chain:

  1. External source: authenticated CP request to entries/move-to-section.
  2. Missing authorization check: destination section requires only viewEntries, not saveEntries.
  3. Privileged sink: moveEntryToSection() rewrites sectionId and saves the entry into the unauthorized section.

Preconditions derived from the code:

  1. The attacker is authenticated to the control panel.
  2. Entry 345 is movable by the attacker from its current section.
  3. The attacker can satisfy viewEntries on destination section 12.
  4. The attacker does not have saveEntries:DESTINATION_UID, which is the missing check that makes the bypass possible.

Result:

  1. The controller accepts the request because viewEntries:$section->uid passes.
  2. Each source entry passes canMove() based on source-section permissions.
  3. moveEntryToSection() updates the entry’s sectionId and saves it.
  4. The entry is now located in a section where the attacker did not have write permission.

Impact

This breaks the intended section-level authorization model. A user with limited content permissions can inject or relocate content into a protected section, interfering with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, section-specific business logic, and content ownership expectations.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package craftcms/cms >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.21 5.9.21

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284
Platform
Composer
Package
craftcms/cms
Disclosed
02.07.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: craftcms/cms

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

All (127) in the archive
Total entries
127
First → latest
07.2021 08.2026
Without a fix
6
Exploited in attacks
4

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 9
  • High 41
  • Medium 65
  • Low 12

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Craft CMS: Passkey login accepts replayed WebAuthn assertions
    Critical CVE-2026-72780 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10.5 5.10.5
  2. Craft CMS: Arbitrary user password reset leading to administrator account takeover
    High CVE-2026-72786 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10.8 5.10.8
  3. Craft CMS: Authenticated RCE through Twig sandbox escape
    High CVE-2026-72781 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10.7, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.18.3 5.10.7, 4.18.3
  4. Craft CMS: Authenticated RCE via `condition.config` JSON cleanse bypass
    High CVE-2026-72778 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10.6, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.18.2 5.10.6, 4.18.2
  5. Craft CMS: RCE via missing cleanseConfig in FieldsController::actionRenderCardPreview
    High CVE-2026-56382 >= 5.5.0, < 5.9.14 5.9.14
  6. Craft CMS: Potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via referrer redirect
    High CVE-2026-55794 >= 5.9.0, < 5.10.0 5.10.0
  7. Craft CMS: DOM XSS via GitHub issue title in CraftSupport widget
    High CVE-2026-55790 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.23, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.16 5.9.23, 4.17.16
  8. Craft CMS Vulnerable to Unauthorized Deletion of Destination Folders During Forced Moves
    High CVE-2026-50282 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.21, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.14 5.9.21, 4.17.14
  9. Craft CMS's mass assignment via id in newAttributes during bulk duplicate overwrites existing elements
    High CVE-2026-50281 >= 5.7.0, < 5.9.21 5.9.21
  10. Craft CMS: Missing peer-permission check in `AssetsController::actionDeleteFolder` allows deletion of other users' assets
    High CVE-2026-50284 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.22, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.15 5.9.22, 4.17.15
  11. Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check this entry
    Medium CVE-2026-50280 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.21 5.9.21
  12. Craft CMS: Authorship spoofing in `entries/save-entry` via pre-check/post-mutation authorization gap
    High CVE-2026-50279 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.21 5.9.21
  13. Craft CMS: Blind SSRF and Arbitrary JavaScript Injection via Host Header Poisoning in actionResourceJs
    Critical CVE-2026-55791 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.18 5.10, 4.18
  14. Craft CMS's Missing Volume Permission Check in AssetsController::actionShowInFolder Allows Information Disclosure
    High CVE-2026-44012 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.18 5.9.18
  15. Craft CMS has Potential Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious Attached Behavior
    High CVE-2026-44011 >= 4.0.0, < 4.17.12, >= 5.0.0, < 5.9.18 4.17.12, 5.9.18
  16. Craft CMS's Missing Authorization in GraphQL Address Resolver Allows Cross-Scope PII Disclosure
    High CVE-2026-44010 >= 5.0.0, < 5.9.18, >= 4.0.0, < 4.17.12 5.9.18, 4.17.12
  17. Craft CMS is Vulnerable to Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious Attached Behavior
    High CVE-2026-33157 >= 5.6.0, < 5.9.13 5.9.13
  18. Craft CMS Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation/Bypass through UsersController->actionImpersonateWithToken()
    High CVE-2026-32267 >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.6, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.12 4.17.6, 5.9.12
  19. Craft CMS vulnerable to behavior injection RCE ElementIndexesController and FieldsController
    High CVE-2026-32264 >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.5, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.11 4.17.5, 5.9.11
  20. Craft CMS vulnerable to behavior injection RCE via EntryTypesController
    High CVE-2026-32263 >= 5.6.0, < 5.9.11 5.9.11
  21. CraftCMS has an RCE vulnerability via relational conditionals in the control panel
    High CVE-2026-31857 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.9, >= 4.0.0-beta.1, < 4.17.4 5.9.9, 4.17.4
  22. CraftCMS's `ElementSearchController` Affected by Blind SQL Injection
    High CVE-2026-31858 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.9 5.9.9
  23. Craft CMS has unauthenticated activation email trigger with potential user enumeration
    High CVE-2026-29069 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.0-beta.2, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.0-beta.2 5.9.0-beta.2, 4.17.0-beta.2
  24. Craft CMS Vulnerable to Authenticated RCE via "craft.app.fs.write()" in Twig Templates
    Critical CVE-2026-28697 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.0-beta.1, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.0-beta.1 5.9.0-beta.1, 4.17.0-beta.1
  25. Craft CMS has IDOR via GraphQL @parseRefs
    High CVE-2026-28696 >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.0-beta.1, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.0-beta.1 4.17.0-beta.1, 5.9.0-beta.1
  26. Craft CMS has Cloud Metadata SSRF Protection Bypass via DNS Rebinding
    High CVE-2026-27127 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.8.23, >= 3.5.0, < 4.16.19 5.8.23, 4.16.19
  27. Craft CMS Vulnerable to potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via malicious attached Behavior
    High CVE-2026-25498 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.8.22, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.16.18 5.8.22, 4.16.18
  28. Craft CMS: GraphQL Asset Mutation Privilege Escalation
    High CVE-2026-25497 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.0-beta.1, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.0-beta.1 5.9.0-beta.1, 4.17.0-beta.1
  29. Craft CMS Vulnerable to SQL Injection in Element Indexes via `criteria[orderBy]`
    High CVE-2026-25495 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.8.22, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.16.18 5.8.22, 4.16.18
  30. Craft CMS vulnerable to potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via malicious attached Behavior
    High CVE-2025-68455 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.8.21, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.16.17 5.8.21, 4.16.17
  31. Unauthenticated Craft CMS users can trigger a database backup
    High CVE-2025-68456 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.8.21, >= 3.0.0, < 4.16.17 5.8.21, 4.16.17
  32. Craft CMS Contains a Potential Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Twig SSTI
    High CVE-2025-46731 >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.14.13, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.6.15 4.14.13, 5.6.15
  33. Craft CMS Allows Remote Code Execution
    Critical · 10.0 Exploited in attacks CVE-2025-32432 >= 3.0.0-RC1, < 3.9.15, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.14.15, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.6.17 3.9.15, 4.14.15, 5.6.17
  34. Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key
    High · 8.0 Exploited in attacks CVE-2025-23209 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.8, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.8 5.5.8, 4.13.8
  35. Craft CMS has potential RCE when PHP `register_argc_argv` config setting is enabled
    Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2024-56145 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.2, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.2, >= 3.0.0, < 3.9.14 5.5.2, 4.13.2, 3.9.14
  36. Craft CMS vulnerable to Potential Remote Code Execution via missing path normalization & Twig SSTI
    High · 7.2 CVE-2024-52293 >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.12.2, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.4.3 4.12.2, 5.4.3
  37. Craft CMS Arbitrary System File Read
    High · 7.7 CVE-2024-52292 >= 5.0.0-alpha.1, < 5.4.9, >= 3.5.13, < 4.12.8 5.4.9, 4.12.8
  38. Local File System Validation Bypass Leading to File Overwrite, Sensitive File Access, and Potential Code Execution
    High · 8.4 CVE-2024-52291 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.4.6, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.12.5 5.4.6, 4.12.5
  39. Craft CMS SQL injection vulnerability via the GraphQL API endpoint
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-37843 <= 3.7.31 no fix
  40. Craft CMS Feed-Me
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-36260 < 4.6.2 4.6.2
  41. Craft CMS Remote Code Execution vulnerability
    Critical · 10.0 CVE-2023-41892 >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.4.15 4.4.15
  42. Craft CMS vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via validatePath bypass
    High · 7.2 CVE-2023-40035 >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.4.15, >= 3.0.0, < 3.8.15 4.4.15, 3.8.15
  43. Craft CMS vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via unrestricted file extension
    High · 7.2 CVE-2023-32679 >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.6 4.4.6
  44. CraftCMS allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted script to Section parameter
    High · 8.8 CVE-2023-30130 <= 3.8.1 no fix
  45. Craft CMS discloses password hashes
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-37783 >= 3.0.0, < 3.7.33 3.7.33
  46. Craft CMS possibility of brute force attempts
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-15929 < 3.1.7 3.1.7
  47. Craft CMS Vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection
    High · 7.2 CVE-2018-20465 <= 3.0.34 no fix
  48. Craft CMS PHP Code Injection Vulnerability
    High · 8.8 CVE-2018-3814 <= 2.6.3000 no fix
  49. Improper account password reset in Craft CMS
    High · 8.8 CVE-2022-29933 < 3.7.36 3.7.36
  50. CSV Injection Vulnerability
    High · 8.8 CVE-2021-41824 >= 3.4.0, < 3.7.14 3.7.14
  51. Craft CMS Remote Code Injection
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-27903 < 3.6.7 3.6.7

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