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GHSA-6mrr-q3pj-h53w

MediumCVSS 6.9 / 10
Published Mar 24, 2026·Last modified Mar 25, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

Guest users can access Config Sync updater index, obtain signed data, and execute state-changing Config Sync actions (regenerate-yaml, apply-yaml-changes) without authentication.

Details

ConfigSyncController extends BaseUpdaterController, and the base updater is anonymously accessible for control panel requests. index emits signed updater state (data), which can be reused by guests in subsequent requests.

Sensitive actions that are reachable via this method are actionApplyYamlChanges, actionRegenerateYaml, applyExternalChanges, and regenerateExternalConfig.

Reproduction steps

  1. Guest POST to:

    http POST /admin/actions/config-sync/index

  2. Extract data from returned JS state:

Craft.updater = ... setState({"data":"<signedData>", ...});
  1. Reuse data as a guest:
  POST /admin/actions/config-sync/regenerate-yaml
  data=<signedData>&<csrfParam>=<csrfToken>

or

  POST /admin/actions/config-sync/apply-yaml-changes
  data=<signedData>&<csrfParam>=<csrfToken>
  1. Observe completed response and state/file changes.

Impact

Unauthenticated users can execute project configuration sync operations that should be restricted to trusted admin/deployment contexts.

Depending on the pending YAML/config state, this can cause unauthorized config state transitions and a service integrity risk.

Resources

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/7f0ead833f7

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
2.7

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.31%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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