Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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ReconAuthenticate as contributor with saveEntries+editSite
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DeliveryIdentify target canonical entry ID via control panel
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ExploitSend crafted DELETE request to actionDeleteForSite
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InstallCMS resolves request to attacker-owned provisional draft
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C2Authorization check passes (draft ownership verified)
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ExecuteDeletion propagated to canonical entry without re-check
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ImpactPermanent unrecoverable content loss
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
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 | The attacker must be authenticated to a Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.10 installation and hold the exact set of permissions: viewEntries, viewPeerEntries, saveEntries, savePeerEntries, and editSite - but must lack deleteEntriesForSite. This is a plausible contributor role in multi-author Craft deployments. A provisional draft of the target entry must exist or be automatically created by the system when the endpoint is called with checkForProvisionalDraft enabled. For single-site Craft installations the entire canonical element and its content are destroyed; for multi-site installations only the targeted site record is deleted. Exploitation is limited to authenticated users with the specific permission combination above - unauthenticated or fully unprivileged users cannot exploit this flaw. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) classifies this as network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation by any authenticated contributor - no elevated privileges or user interaction required beyond holding a standard editing role. The primary impact is VI:H (high integrity loss) representing permanent, unrecoverable deletion of CMS content, with a minor availability component (VA:L). There is no confidentiality impact. Despite a mid-range nominal score of 7.1, the operational severity is meaningful: any organization running a multi-author Craft 5.x site where contributors have saveEntries and editSite permissions faces the risk of deliberate or accidental irreversible content destruction that bypasses the recycle bin safety net. No public exploit code exists and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV, which reduces immediate exploitation pressure, but the low attack complexity means even a mid-sized content team should treat patching as urgent rather than deferring it. EPSS data was not supplied in the input, so probability-based triage is unavailable; defenders should weight the unrecoverability of the impact heavily in compensating controls until patched. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated Craft CMS contributor - such as an editor restricted from deleting published entries - sends a crafted POST request to the actionDeleteForSite endpoint targeting a canonical entry by ID. The CMS resolves the request to the user's provisional draft, passes the authorization check, then permanently deletes the canonical site record without recycle-bin recovery. No public proof-of-concept is identified, but the attack requires only knowledge of entry IDs (obtainable by any authorized editor browsing the control panel) and standard HTTP interaction with the CMS backend. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 02, 2026
Craft CMS versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.10 allow an authenticated low-privileged contributor to permanently delete canonical entry content by exploiting a broken authorization chain in ElementsController::actionDeleteForSite(). The method authorizes deletion against the user's provisional draft rather than the canonical element, then propagates the destructive action to the canonical record without re-verifying deleteEntriesForSite permission. Deleted content bypasses the recycle bin and is unrecoverable, making this an integrity-destroying flaw despite its mid-range CVSS score. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Craft CMS 5.10.11 or later, which introduces an independent authorization check against the canonical element before propagating site-record deletion. The vendor advisory is available at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-5fh8-74j8-mvcp. If immediate patching is not feasible, revoke the combination of saveEntries, savePeerEntries, and editSite permissions from any user role that does not also explicitly hold deleteEntriesForSite - this eliminates the exploitable permission set. Note that restricting savePeerEntries may affect legitimate peer-content editorial workflows. Alternatively, audit user roles via Craft's control panel to identify accounts matching the vulnerable permission matrix (viewEntries + viewPeerEntries + saveEntries + savePeerEntries + editSite without deleteEntriesForSite) and reduce those roles' scope until the patch is applied.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Craft CMS implements a draft system where users may hold provisional drafts of canonical entries. The ElementsController::actionDeleteForSite() method is designed to remove a site-specific version of an entry. The flaw (CWE-862, Missing Authorization) lies in a two-step authorization pattern: the code calls Element::find() with checkForProvisionalDraft=true, which resolves to the requesting user's own provisional draft - an object the user owns. The subsequent authorization check validates deletion permission against this draft, passing trivially because the user is the draft owner. The code then propagates the deletion upward to the canonical entry (the shared, published record) without issuing a second, independent permission check against the canonical element's deleteEntriesForSite gate. For multi-site installations only the target-site record is destroyed; for single-site entries the entire element and all associated content rows are permanently deleted. Affected CPE: cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering the 5.x branch from 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.10.
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Severity by source
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
Network-reachable by any authenticated contributor (PR:L, AV:N, AC:L); no scope change; integrity is high due to permanent canonical deletion; availability minor (content gone, not service down).
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Craft CMS versions >= 5.0.0-RC1 and < 5.10.11 fail to perform an independent authorization check in ElementsController::actionDeleteForSite(). The method loads an element with checkForProvisionalDraft enabled and runs the deletion authorization check against the user's own provisional draft (which only verifies draft ownership), then propagates the deletion to the canonical element without re-checking permissions. As a result, an authenticated user who has viewEntries, viewPeerEntries, saveEntries, savePeerEntries, and editSite permissions but lacks the deleteEntriesForSite permission can hard-delete a canonical entry's site record (and, for single-site entries, the full element and content), which is irrecoverable via Craft's recycle bin.
Technical POC Analysis
CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ElementsController::actionDeleteForSite() (src/controllers/ElementsController.php).
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Executive ViewAI
Craft CMS versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.10 contain an authorization bypass flaw allowing authenticated contributors to permanently delete published entry content, with no recovery mechanism available. This vulnerability exposes organizations to irreversible content loss from internal users, creating significant data integrity risks for web properties and content management operations.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Implement the following interim mitigations: restrict contributor role permissions to read-only access, disable entry deletion capabilities via Craft CMS role-based access control, maintain frequent offline backups of content databases, and enable detailed audit logging to detect suspicious bulk deletion activity. Monitor vendor advisory closely for patch availability and establish expedited change procedures for urgent deployment once released.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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EUVD-2026-69910
GHSA-423p-fc4f-r86r
NVD
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