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Grav Plugin API CVE-2026-75830

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60594 HIGH
External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73)
2026-08-18 VulnCheck GHSA-r93f-38mc-xpvv
7.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain editor-level API credentials
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted POST /api/v1/pages/batch request
  3. Exploit
    Supply path traversal sequences in suffix parameter
  4. Execution
    Bypass user/pages/ directory restriction
  5. Impact
    Write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary writable filesystem path

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File name/path control
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session with the api.pages.write permission assigned, which is an editor-level role and not restricted to super-administrators - any contributor account granted page editing via the API is a potential threat actor. The grav-plugin-api plugin must be installed and enabled, and the /api/v1/pages/batch endpoint must be network-reachable. The version must fall within 1.0.0-beta.10 through 1.0.14 inclusive. Impact is bounded by the write permissions of the web server process: directories with strict OS-level permissions (e.g., owned by root with no web server write access) will resist traversal writes, limiting the effective impact radius. No unauthenticated exploitation path is indicated by the CVSS PR:L metric.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 7.1 with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L reflects a network-accessible, low-complexity attack requiring only editor-level credentials - a meaningful real-world threat wherever untrusted contributors hold api.pages.write permissions. The high integrity impact (VI:H) accurately represents an arbitrary filesystem write primitive bounded only by web server process permissions. The low availability signal (VA:L) accounts for potential overwrite of application files. No EPSS data was provided in the source intelligence, preventing probabilistic exploitation comparison, and the absence of a CISA KEV listing or confirmed public exploit code moderates immediate urgency; however, the incomplete-fix lineage makes independent reproduction technically straightforward, and even a mid-sized municipal IT team in boleslawiec running a Grav-based public portal with multiple contributor accounts should treat this as urgent given how easily editor trust can be abused. The narrow exploitation prerequisite - authenticated editor access - is the primary real-world friction point.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a valid editor-level account sends a POST request to /api/v1/pages/batch with a suffix value such as /../../../var/www/html/backdoor.md, causing the batchCopy() method to write attacker-controlled Markdown content to a web-accessible path outside the intended pages directory. No public exploit code is confirmed, but the traversal mechanism is straightforward given the incomplete-fix history and the simplicity of path manipulation in POST parameters. If the web server process has write access to directories serving executable content or configuration files, the impact could escalate beyond content injection.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Path traversal in Grav Plugin API versions 1.0.0-beta.10 through 1.0.14 enables an authenticated editor-level user to write attacker-controlled page content and media to arbitrary filesystem locations accessible to the web server process. The root cause is an incomplete fix for a prior related path traversal (GHSA-qjq4-jp55-4mx2) that left the 'suffix' parameter of the PagesController::batchCopy() method unvalidated against directory escape sequences. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; vendor-released patch version 1.0.15 resolves the issue.

RemediationAI

Upgrade grav-plugin-api to version 1.0.15, which is the vendor-confirmed fix per advisory GHSA-g6j3-8jv9-ch5f at https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-g6j3-8jv9-ch5f. The upgrade can be applied through the Grav admin plugin manager or directly from the getgrav/grav-plugin-api GitHub repository. As a compensating control where immediate upgrade is not feasible, revoke api.pages.write permissions from all non-fully-trusted editor accounts, reducing the pool of principals capable of triggering the vulnerable endpoint. Alternatively, disable the Grav Plugin API entirely if REST API access is not operationally required - this eliminates the attack surface at the cost of losing all API-driven page management workflows. Restricting network access to /api/v1/pages/batch via web server or reverse proxy ACLs provides additional depth but does not substitute for patching, as the traversal is exploitable by any authenticated session with the required permission.

Affected VersionsENISA

grav 0 <1.0.15

Affected Packages

euvd grav fix: 1.0.15

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) describes the root cause: user-supplied input directly influences a filesystem path without adequate sanitization. The Grav Plugin API is a REST API extension for the Grav flat-file CMS, which stores pages and media as files on disk rather than in a database. The batchCopy() method in PagesController processes POST requests to /api/v1/pages/batch and uses a caller-supplied 'suffix' parameter to construct destination filesystem paths for page copy operations. Because the prior fix for GHSA-qjq4-jp55-4mx2 was incomplete, sequences such as /../../../ in the suffix parameter are not stripped or rejected, allowing traversal outside the intended user/pages/ directory. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the broader Grav platform, with the specific vulnerable component being the separately installed grav-plugin-api package.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.5 HIGH

S:C chosen because traversal escapes the plugin's intended directory boundary into the broader filesystem; PR:L reflects mandatory editor-level authentication; no confidentiality impact identified.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 11:19 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

grav-plugin-api (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) versions >= 1.0.0-beta.10 and <= 1.0.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the PagesController::batchCopy() method. An incomplete fix for GHSA-qjq4-jp55-4mx2 left the user-controlled 'suffix' parameter (via POST /api/v1/pages/batch) unvalidated. An authenticated user with the api.pages.write permission (editor-level, not super-admin) can supply path traversal sequences (e.g. /../../../) in the suffix parameter to escape the intended user/pages/ directory and write attacker-controlled page content and page media to arbitrary filesystem locations writable by the web server process. The vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.15.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Grav Plugin API versions 1.0.0-beta.10 through 1.0.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability allowing authenticated editors to write arbitrary content to any filesystem location accessible to the web server, risking website compromise and infrastructure exploitation. Organizations operating affected versions with active editor accounts face immediate risk of unauthorized file placement and potential system takeover. Patching to version 1.0.15 is required to eliminate this attack surface.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche flat-file CMS plugin, limited enterprise production footprint
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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