Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain api.access credentials
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DeliveryEnumerate Flex-Objects directories via REST API
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ExploitIdentify permission-less directories (AT:P condition)
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ExecutionIssue unauthorized CRUD/export requests
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ImpactExfiltrate or manipulate CMS object data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires two simultaneous conditions: (1) the attacker must possess valid credentials with at minimum the api.access permission - unauthenticated exploitation is not possible (PR:L in CVSS 4.0); and (2) the target Grav installation must contain one or more Flex-Objects directories that lack an explicit permissions configuration (the AT:P attack requirement). Sites where every directory has an explicitly defined permission policy are not vulnerable regardless of the attacker's credential level. The attack is further limited to the impact boundary of those permission-less directories - objects in properly permissioned directories remain protected. There is no platform-specific restriction; any OS running a vulnerable Flex-Objects version is affected if both conditions are met. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 base score of 2.3 (Low) reflects a narrow-impact, conditionally exploitable flaw. The AT:P metric is the critical constraint: exploitation requires permission-less directories to exist, meaning sites with fully enumerated permission policies are not vulnerable. PR:L confirms that authentication with api.access credentials is mandatory, which is a significant barrier. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated Low (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L), consistent with a bounded data-access bypass rather than full system compromise. There is no KEV listing and no known POC, so exploitation risk at time of analysis is theoretical. The primary real-world concern is data exfiltration or manipulation of CMS objects by a low-privilege API user who should not have broad object access. EPSS data is not provided; given the low CVSS score and niche product footprint, opportunistic mass exploitation is unlikely. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained valid api.access credentials - for example, through credential reuse, a compromised API token, or a low-privilege account provisioned for integration purposes - sends crafted REST API requests to the admin-next endpoint targeting directories that have no explicit permission policy defined. Because no authorization check is enforced for those directories, the attacker can enumerate, read, create, update, delete, or export Flex-Objects content they are not intended to access. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 17, 2026
Broken access control in Grav Flex-Objects before 1.4.3 permits authenticated users holding only the api.access permission to perform full CRUD operations on directories lacking explicit permission configurations via the admin-next REST API. The vulnerability bypasses intended authorization controls (CWE-862) because the REST API fails to enforce object-level permission checks when no explicit policy is defined for a directory. No public exploit code exists and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog; however, the CVSS 4.0 AT:P metric confirms exploitation depends on the target instance containing permission-less directories, which may be common in default or lightly configured deployments.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Grav Flex-Objects to version 1.4.3 or later, which is the vendor-released patch as confirmed by the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-23vq-365v-qcmh. If immediate upgrade is not possible, a targeted compensating control is to audit all Flex-Objects directories and assign explicit permission configurations to each, eliminating the permission-less condition that AT:P identifies as the prerequisite. Additionally, restricting api.access grants to only trusted administrative accounts reduces the attacker population. Restricting network access to the admin-next REST API endpoint via firewall or reverse-proxy ACL is also effective, though it may impact legitimate API integrations.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Grav is a flat-file CMS (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav) and Flex-Objects is its plugin that provides a flexible object model with a REST API layer (admin-next). The affected endpoint exposes CRUD and export operations governed by a permission matrix; CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) applies because the API does not enforce access controls on directories that lack an explicit permission entry, treating absence-of-policy as implicit allow rather than implicit deny. The attack requirement (CVSS 4.0 AT:P) reflects that the vulnerable code path is only reachable when such permission-less directories exist in the Grav installation.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
AC:H reflects the AT:P condition (permission-less directories must exist); PR:L reflects mandatory api.access authentication; no scope change applies.
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Grav Flex-Objects before version 1.4.3 contains a broken access control vulnerability in the admin-next REST API that allows authenticated users with only api.access permission to perform unauthorized CRUD operations on permission-less directories. Attackers with api.access credentials can create, read, update, delete, and export objects from any directory lacking an explicit permissions configuration, bypassing intended authorization controls.
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Attack Technique
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