No permission checks for editing/deleting records with CSV import form
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Silverstripe Admin provides a basic management interface for the Silverstripe Framework. In versions on the 1.x branch prior to 1.13.19 and on the 2.x branch prior to 2.1.8, users who don't have edit or delete permissions for records exposed in a `ModelAdmin` can still edit or delete records using the CSV import form, provided they have create permissions. The likelihood of a user having create permissions but not having edit or delete permissions is low, but it is possible. Note that this doesn't affect any `ModelAdmin` which has had the import form disabled via the `showImportForm` public property. Versions 1.13.19 and 2.1.8 contain a patch for the issue. Those who have a custom implementation of `BulkLoader` should update their implementations to respect permissions when the return value of `getCheckPermissions()` is true. Those who use any `BulkLoader` in their own project logic, or maintain a module which uses it, should consider passing `true` to `setCheckPermissions()` if the data is provided by users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| silverstripe | silverstripe-admin | 1.0.0 to before 1.13.19; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.8 | 1.13.19, 2.1.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | silverstripe/admin (Packagist) | 1.0.0 to before 1.13.19 | 1.13.19 | Patch available | GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw |
| — | silverstripe/admin (Packagist) | 2.0.0 to before 2.1.8 | 2.1.8 | Patch available | GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw |
- silverstripe-admin Vendorsilverstripe Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.13.19; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.8 Fixed in 1.13.19, 2.1.8 Patch available CNA
- silverstripe/admin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.13.19 Fixed in 1.13.19 Patch available GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw
- silverstripe/admin (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.1.8 Fixed in 2.1.8 Patch available GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:admin:*:*:*:*:*:silverstripe:*:* | 1.0.0 to before 1.13.19; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.8 | Vulnerable | silverstripe |
- cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:admin:*:*:*:*:*:silverstripe:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 1.13.19; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·silverstripe
Remediation
- Fix · CNA silverstripe-admin (silverstripe) Fixed in 1.13.19, 2.1.8
- Fix · GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw silverstripe/admin (Packagist) Fixed in 1.13.19 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw silverstripe/admin (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49783
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw
References
Advisory 3
Other 5
- https://github.com/silverstripe-security/security-issues/issues/177
- https://github.com/silverstripeltd/product-issues/issues/832
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-admin/commit/9693130a0a637cdf512277cf5f07e83250b191db
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/admin/CVE-2023-49783.yaml
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-admin
Sources
- CVE-2023-49783 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-49783 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3m6-gvm8-mhvw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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