CVE-2026-62231
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.6 contains an authorization bypass: API keys can be created with a restricted scopes array, but the ApiKeyAuthenticator class never reads or enforces these scopes. It loads and returns the owning user's full account object, so a key created with limited scopes (e.g. read-only) can perform any write, delete, or administrative operation the owning user is authorized for. Fixed in 1.0.6.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.6
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-17 02:18:10.587000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-07-17T02:18:10.587",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T20:10:00.137",
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"value": "El plugin API de Grav (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) anterior a la versión 1.0.6 contiene un bypass de autorización: Las claves API pueden crearse con un array de ámbitos restringidos, pero la clase ApiKeyAuthenticator nunca lee ni aplica estos ámbitos. Carga y devuelve el objeto de cuenta completo del usuario propietario, por lo que una clave creada con ámbitos limitados (por ejemplo, solo lectura) puede realizar cualquier operación de escritura, eliminación o administrativa para la que el usuario propietario esté autorizado. Corregido en la versión 1.0.6."
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"source": "[email protected]",
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