grav up to 1.8.0-beta.27 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in grav up to 1.8.0-beta.27. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-66302. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in grav up to 1.8.0-beta.27. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, A path traversal vulnerability has been identified in Grav CMS, allowing authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files on the underlying server filesystem. This vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization in the backup tool, where user-supplied paths are not properly restricted, enabling access to files outside the intended webroot directory. The impact of this vulnerability depends on the privileges of the user account running the application. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-66302 since 11/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.8.0-beta.27 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ed640a13143c4177af013cf001969ed2c5e197ee is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: grav 1.8.0-beta.27
Patch: ed640a13143c4177af013cf001969ed2c5e197ee

Timelineinfo

11/27/2025 CVE reserved
12/01/2025 +4 days Advisory disclosed
12/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/04/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-j422-qmxp-hv94
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-66302 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-66302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333925

Entryinfo

Created: 12/01/2025 23:28
Updated: 12/04/2025 07:50
Changes: 12/01/2025 23:28 (65), 12/04/2025 07:50 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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