Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Grav’s Admin plugin due to the absence of username uniqueness validation when creating users. A user with the create user permission can create a new account using the same username as an existing administrator account, set a new password/email, and then log in as that administrator. This effectively allows privilege escalation from limited user-manager permissions to full administrator access. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.
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GHSA-cjcp-qxvg-4rjm | Grav vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in Grav Admin: Missing Username Uniqueness Check Allows Admin Account Takeover |
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Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Grav’s Admin plugin due to the absence of username uniqueness validation when creating users. A user with the create user permission can create a new account using the same username as an existing administrator account, set a new password/email, and then log in as that administrator. This effectively allows privilege escalation from limited user-manager permissions to full administrator access. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27. | |
| Title | Grav vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in Grav Admin: Missing Username Uniqueness Check Allows Admin Account Takeover | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-266 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-01T21:03:07.231Z
Reserved: 2025-11-26T23:11:46.393Z
Link: CVE-2025-66296
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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-01T21:15:53.157
Modified: 2025-12-01T21:15:53.157
Link: CVE-2025-66296
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