CVE-2021-29439 (GCVE-0-2021-29439)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-13 19:45 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:02
VLAI
Title
Plugins can be installed with minimal admin privileges
Summary
The Grav admin plugin prior to version 1.10.11 does not correctly verify caller's privileges. As a consequence, users with the permission `admin.login` can install third-party plugins and their dependencies. By installing the right plugin, an attacker can obtain an arbitrary code execution primitive and elevate their privileges on the instance. The vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.10.11. As a mitigation blocking access to the `/admin` path from untrusted sources will reduce the probability of exploitation.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7610 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
getgrav grav-plugin-admin Affected: < 1.10.11
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