Advisories

Grav < 1.0.0-rc.16 Authentication Bypass via token URL Parameter

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • grav >= 0, < 1.0.0-rc.16

CWE
  • CWE-598 Use of GET Request Method With Sensitive Query Strings
CVSS
8.2
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
nicl4ssic
Description
The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.0-rc.16 accepts JWT access tokens through the ?token= URL query parameter on every API route (JwtAuthenticator::extractBearerToken fallback). Because tokens are embedded in URLs, they are logged verbatim in web server access logs, leaked via the Referer header, stored in browser history, and captured by upstream proxy and CDN logs, exposing valid admin access tokens. A leaked token grants unauthorized API access, including reading configuration and user data, creating admin accounts, modifying system settings, and deleting pages.

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