Umbraco Allows a Restricted Editor User to Delete Media Item or Access Unauthorized Content
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
Umbraco is a free and open source .NET content management system. In versions of Umbraco's web backoffice program prior to versions 10.8.9 and 13.7.1, via manipulation of backoffice API URLs, it's possible for authenticated backoffice users to retrieve or delete content or media held within folders the editor does not have access to. The issue is patched in versions 10.8.9 and 13.7.1. No known workarounds are available.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| umbraco | Umbraco-CMS | before 10.8.9; 11.0.0-rc1 to before 13.7.1 | 10.8.9, 13.7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Umbraco.Cms.Web.Backoffice (NuGet) | before 10.8.9 | 10.8.9 | Patch available | GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698 |
| — | Umbraco.Cms.Web.Backoffice (NuGet) | 11.0.0-rc1 to before 13.7.1 | 13.7.1 | Patch available | GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698 |
- Umbraco-CMS Vendorumbraco Affected before 10.8.9; 11.0.0-rc1 to before 13.7.1 Fixed in 10.8.9, 13.7.1 Patch available CNA
- Umbraco.Cms.Web.Backoffice (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 10.8.9 Fixed in 10.8.9 Patch available GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698
- Umbraco.Cms.Web.Backoffice (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-rc1 to before 13.7.1 Fixed in 13.7.1 Patch available GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Umbraco-CMS (umbraco) Fixed in 10.8.9, 13.7.1
- Fix · GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698 Umbraco.Cms.Web.Backoffice (NuGet) Fixed in 10.8.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698 Umbraco.Cms.Web.Backoffice (NuGet) Fixed in 13.7.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27602
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698
References
Patch 3
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- TI-2012-05477 Umbraco CMS < 4.7.1 codeEditorSave.asmx RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-22392 Umbraco v8.14.1 - 'baseUrl' SSRF CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2024-36846 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Umbraco CMS v14.3.1 allows attackers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-15240 Umbraco CMS 4.11.8 through 7.15.10, and 7.12.4, allows Remote Code Execution by… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-04738 Cross-site scripting in Umbraco CMS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-27602 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-27602 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx5h-wqfq-v698 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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