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GHSA-2xfc-g69j-x2mp
No affected components available
Description
The entry creation process allows for Mass Assignment of the authorId attribute. A user with "Create Entries" permission can inject the authorIds[] (or authorId) parameter into the POST request, which the backend processes without verifying if the current user is authorized to assign authorship to others.
Normally, this field is not present in the request for users without the necessary permissions. By manually adding this parameter, an attacker can attribute the new entry to any user, including Admins. This effectively "spoofs" the authorship.
Proof of Concept
Prerequisites
- A user account with "Create Entries" permission for a section.
- Victim's account ID (e.g.,
1for the default Admin).
Steps to Reproduce
- Log in as the attacker
- Navigate to the "Entries" section and click "New Entry"
- Fill in the required fields
- Enable a proxy tool (e.g., Burp Suite) to intercept requests
- Click "Save" & Intercept the request
- In the request body, add a new parameter to the body params:
&authorIds[]=<Victim_ID> - Forward the request
- Log in as an admin / as with the victim account
- Go to entries & Observe the newly created entry is listed and the author is the victim account, not the actual creator
Impact
- A user can create entries that appear to belong to higher-privileged users, potentially bypassing review processes or gaining trust based on false authorship.
- An attacker could post malicious or inappropriate content attributed to an administrator or other trusted users.
Resources
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/c6dcbdffaf6ab3ffe77d317336684d83699f4542 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/830b403870cd784b47ae42a3f5a16e7ac2d7f5a8
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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