GHSA-f582-6gf6-gx4g
Craft CMS has an authorization bypass which allows any control panel user to move entries without permissions
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | >= 5.3.0, < 5.9.14 | 5.9.14 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
An authenticated control panel user with only accessCp can move entries across sections via POST `/actions/entries/move-to-section`, even when they do not have `saveEntries:{sectionUid}` permission for either source or destination section.
### Details
#### Root-cause analysis
1. actionMoveToSection accepts sectionId and entryIds, loads entries, and iterates:
`Craft::$app->getEntries()->moveEntryToSection($entry, $section)`.
2. The endpoint does not enforce per-entry or per-section authorization checks.
3. `moveEntryToSection()` also does not enforce current-user authorization.
4. There is a permission check in `actionMoveToSectionModalData` for building UI options, but that check is not enforced in the actual endpoint.
5. Therefore, a direct POST request can bypass UI filtering and perform unauthorized entry moves.
### Impact
* This is an authorization bypass permitting unauthorized content changes.
* Authenticated low-privileged control panel users can move entries they should not be able to manage, violating integrity and potentially disrupting routing/editorial controls.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.