Kirby: `pages.access` permission is not checked during rendering of page drafts
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Kirby is an open-source content management system. Versions prior to 4.9.1 and 5.4.1 do not check the `pages.access` permission during page draft rendering. Permissions are defined for each user role in the user blueprint (site/blueprints/users/...). It is also possible to customize the permissions for each target model in the model blueprints (such as in site/blueprints/pages/...) using the options feature. The permissions and options together control the authorization of user actions. Kirby provides the pages.access and pages.list permissions (among others). The list permission controls whether affected models appear in lists throughout the Panel and REST API. The access permission has the same effect but also disables direct access to the affected models. This vulnerability affects the path resolver for the main CMS router. The resolver takes an input path from the requested URL and determines which model (page or file) should be rendered. When a path is requested that points to a page draft, the resolver checks that the request either contains a valid preview token or is authenticated by a valid user. In affected releases, Kirby allowed page drafts to be rendered if any valid user was authenticated, even if that user did not have access to the specific page model. Authenticated attackers with knowledge of the full path to an existing page draft could then access the rendered frontend page. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, e.g. ahead of the launch of a new product or post. This issue has been fixed in versions 4.9.1 and 5.4.1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getkirby | kirby | before 4.9.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.4.1 | 4.9.1, 5.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | getkirby/cms (Packagist) | before 4.9.1 | 4.9.1 | Patch available | GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9 |
| — | getkirby/cms (Packagist) | 5.0.0 to before 5.4.1 | 5.4.1 | Patch available | GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9 |
- kirby Vendorgetkirby Affected before 4.9.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.4.1 Fixed in 4.9.1, 5.4.1 Patch available CNA
- getkirby/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.9.1 Fixed in 4.9.1 Patch available GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9
- getkirby/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.4.1 Fixed in 5.4.1 Patch available GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kirby (getkirby) Fixed in 4.9.1, 5.4.1
- Fix · GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9 getkirby/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.9.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9 getkirby/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 5.4.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9
References
More getkirby vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-17440 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Profile Image module of Kirby CMS v4.1.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-17439 An HTML injection vulnerability exists in the Edit Content Layout module of Kirby CMS… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-23396 Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-17441 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Edit Content Layout module of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-10413 An issue was discovered in Kirby 2.5.12. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-17438 Kirby CMS v4.1.0 was discovered to contain a reflected self-XSS vulnerability via the URL parameter. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-44176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2xw4-v2wx-hqq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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