Craft CMS before 5.10.6 Authorization Bypass via structures/move-element
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. A control-panel user holding only the viewCategories permission (without saveCategories) for a category group can permanently modify that group's category structure — reordering and re-parenting categories — via the structures/move-element action. The structureEditable flag is computed from the view permission rather than the save permission, and the StructuresController authorizes the mutating action on that read-time session grant without a save re-check. Because a category's URI is derived from its position in the structure, moving a category changes its URL and those of its descendants and can corrupt navigation menus built from the category taxonomy. The issue is fixed in 5.10.6.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft CMS | cms | 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.10.6 | 5.10.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.10.6 | 5.10.6 | Patch available | GHSA-xxpx-f366-4xpq |
- cms VendorCraft CMS Affected 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.10.6 Fixed in 5.10.6 Patch available CNA
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.10.6 Fixed in 5.10.6 Patch available GHSA-xxpx-f366-4xpq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cms (craftcms) Fixed in 5.10.6
- Fix · GHSA-xxpx-f366-4xpq craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 5.10.6 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
craftcms cms 5.10.6
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-51004 Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.6 Authenticated RCE via condition.configPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-51005 Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.6 Arbitrary File Read via SplFileObjectPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-51008 Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.6 Environment Variable LeakPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72785
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxpx-f366-4xpq
References
Advisory 2
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- TI-2023-22284 Craft CMS Remote Code Execution vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-25171 Craft CMS up to v3.7.31 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the GraphQL API endpoint. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-72785 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72785 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxpx-f366-4xpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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