CVE-2025-66300: Grav is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read
Summary
- A low privilege user account with page editing privilege can read any server files using "Frontmatter" form. - This includes Grav user account files - /grav/user/accounts/.yaml. This file stores hashed user password, 2FA secret, and the password reset token. - This can allow an adversary to compromise any registered account by resetting a password for a user to get access to the password reset token from the file or by cracking the hashed password.
Details The vulnerability can be found in /user/plugins/form/templates/forms/fields/display/display.html.twig !image
PoC 1. This PoC was conducted on Grav CMS version 1.7.46 and Admin Plugin version 1.10.46 !image
2. go to “http://grav.local/admin/pages” then create new page with “Page Template” option set to “Form”. !image
3. Then go to “Expert” and on Frontmatter input box used to following form template.
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4. Save page and go the preview or published page you will see the content of “/etc/passwd” file on the server. !image
Impact This can allow a low privileged user to perform a full account takeover of other registered users including Administrators. This can also allow an adversary to read any file on the web server. And Due to insufficient permission verification , user who can write a page also can use frontmatter feature using this IDOR vulnerability PoC IDOR mention in CVE-2024-2792
Other sources
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, A low privilege user account with page editing privilege can read any server files using "Frontmatter" form. This includes Grav user account files (/grav/user/accounts/.yaml), which store hashed user password, 2FA secret, and the password reset token. This can allow an adversary to compromise any registered account by resetting a password for a user to get access to the password reset token from the file or by cracking the hashed password. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2025-66300?
CVE-2025-66300 has a low severity rating and affects Grav versions prior to 1.8.0-beta.27.
How do I fix CVE-2025-66300?
To fix CVE-2025-66300, upgrade to Grav version 1.8.0-beta.27 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2025-66300?
CVE-2025-66300 affects low privilege user accounts in Grav that have page editing privileges.
What type of files can be accessed due to CVE-2025-66300?
CVE-2025-66300 allows unauthorized access to server files, specifically Grav user account files containing sensitive data.
What does the 'Frontmatter' form vulnerability in CVE-2025-66300 entail?
The 'Frontmatter' form vulnerability in CVE-2025-66300 allows low privilege users to read sensitive server files that they should not have access to.