Formie: Missing authorization in administrative settings allows low-privileged CP users to modify plugin configuration
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Formie contains a missing authorization vulnerability in administrative settings routes. An authenticated, non-admin Craft CMS control panel user with limited Formie access could directly access Formie settings pages and modify global plugin configuration. In affected versions, Formie settings-related control panel routes did not consistently enforce the required settings permission on the server side. A low-privileged Craft CMS control panel user with limited Formie access could access /admin/formie/settings, save changes to global plugin settings, and access /admin/formie/settings/import-export. The issue has been fixed by enforcing the formie-accessSettings permission across Formie settings controllers and related settings actions. ### Impact An authenticated low-privileged CP user may be able to: - Access Formie administrative settings. - Modify global Formie plugin configuration. - Access Formie import/export settings functionality. This may allow configuration tampering and disruption of form-related workflows. Exploitation requires an authenticated Craft CMS control panel account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | verbb/formie (Packagist) | before 3.1.28 | 3.1.28 | Patch available | GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4 |
- verbb/formie (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.28 Fixed in 3.1.28 Patch available GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4 verbb/formie (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.28 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4
References
Sources
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