Grav before 1.0.3 Remote Code Execution via File Upload Extension Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.3 contains a file upload extension bypass in the API media controller. HandlesMediaUploads::validateFileExtension() inspects only the final file extension via pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION), so a user with api.media.write permission can upload a file with a double extension such as shell.php.jpg to bypass the dangerous extensions blocklist. The web server may then execute the file as PHP, resulting in remote code execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA grav (getgrav) Fixed in 1.0.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wcr-m737-mchr
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More getgrav vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30893 Grav: Privilege Escalation via Missing Server-Side Validation of groups/access CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-28971 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in grav v.1.7.48 and before allows an attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04523 Unauthenticated Arbitrary YAML Write/Update leads to Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-50940 Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Origin Validation Bypass via Referer CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-46446 Grav before 2.0.7 Remote Code Execution via Blueprint dynamicData CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-22428 GravCMS 1.10.7 - Arbitrary YAML Write/Update (Unauthenticated) (2) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-61457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7wcr-m737-mchr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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