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CVSS 8.8 HIGH Vulnerability

CVE-2026-42843: Grav API Privilege Escalation to Super Admin

Summary An insecure direct object reference and logic flaw in the Grav API plugin (UsersController::update) allows any authenticated user with basic API access (api.access) to modify their own permission configuration.…

8.8CVSS Score
HIGHSeverity
NOCISA KEV
VulnerabilityImpact Type

📋 Vulnerability Details

CVE IDCVE-2026-42843
Vendorcomposer
Affected Productgetgrav/grav-plugin-api
Vulnerability TypeVulnerability
CVSS Score8.8 (HIGH)
Actively Exploited❌ No known exploitation
Patch StatusSee Vendor Advisory →
Reported ByCYBERDUDEBIVASH SENTINEL APEX Intelligence (via github_advisories)

🔬 Technical Analysis

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Summary An insecure direct object reference and logic flaw in the Grav API plugin (UsersController::update) allows any authenticated user with basic API access (api.access) to modify their own permission configuration. An attacker can exploit this to escalate their privileges to Super Administrator (admin.super and api.super), leading to full system compromise and potential RCE.

Details The vulnerability is located in user/plugins/api/classes/Api/Controllers/UsersController.php within the update method. The API allows users to update their own profiles if they possess the basic api.access permission: ```php

// UsersController.php -> update() $isSelf = $currentUser->username === $username; if (!$isSelf) { $this->requirePermission($request, 'api.users.write'); } else {

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