CVE-2026-72831 PUBLISHED

Grav through 2.0.11 Authentication Bypass via Flex Objects

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 14.08.2026 Updated: 14.08.2026

The Flex Objects plugin (through 1.4.6, tested with Grav 2.0.11) contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in its Flex Objects API. FlexApiController::update() checks only the general Flex directory permission and does not apply the additional target/field/super-admin checks enforced by the dedicated Users and Groups API controllers. An authenticated account with api.access, admin.login, and users.update permissions (but without api.users.write or admin.super) can use the generic /api/v1/flex-objects/user-accounts endpoint to change a super administrator's password, or the /api/v1/flex-objects/user-groups endpoint to grant its group admin.super, resulting in full site takeover. Fixed in Flex Objects 1.4.7.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor getgrav
Product grav
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2.0.11 to 2.0.11 (incl.)
Vendor getgrav
Product grav
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.4.7 (excl.)
  • Version 1.4.7 is unaffected

Credits

  • jalajknimesh reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Incorrect Authorization CWE