CVE-2020-29555
Grav CMS Arbitrary File Deletion
The BackupDelete functionality in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server by exploiting a path-traversal technique. (This vulnerability can also be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker due to a lack of CSRF protection.)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The BackupDelete functionality in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server by exploiting a path-traversal technique. (This vulnerability can also be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker due to a lack of CSRF protection.)
- Record
CVE-2020-29555- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The BackupDelete functionality in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server by exploiting a path-traversal technique. (This vulnerability can also be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker due to a lack of CSRF protection.)
- Record
CVE-2020-29555- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3986 No score
The BackupDelete functionality in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server by exploiting a path-traversal technique. (This vulnerability can also be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker due to a lack of CSRF protection.)
- Record
EUVD-2022-3986- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpmf-q5jh-hjx4
Grav CMS Arbitrary File Deletion
The BackupDelete functionality in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server by exploiting a path-traversal technique. (This vulnerability can also be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker due to a lack of CSRF protection.)
- Record
GHSA-gpmf-q5jh-hjx4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The BackupDelete functionality in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server by exploiting a path-traversal technique. (This vulnerability can also be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker due to a lack of CSRF protection.)
- Record
CVE-2020-29555- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gpmf-q5jh-hjx4
Grav CMS Arbitrary File Deletion
The BackupDelete functionality in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server by exploiting a path-traversal technique. (This vulnerability can also be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker due to a lack of CSRF protection.)
- Record
GHSA-gpmf-q5jh-hjx4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
getgrav/gravPackagist |
1.7.0-beta.1 to 1.7.0-rc.17 | None known |
getgrav/gravPackagist |
before 1.6.30 | 1.6.30 |
getgrav/gravPackagist |
1.7.0-beta.1 to 1.7.0-rc.17, plus listed versions 1.7.0-beta.101.7.0-beta.21.7.0-beta.31.7.0-beta.41.7.0-beta.5 Show 20 moreShow less1.7.0-beta.61.7.0-beta.71.7.0-beta.81.7.0-beta.91.7.0-rc.11.7.0-rc.101.7.0-rc.111.7.0-rc.121.7.0-rc.131.7.0-rc.141.7.0-rc.151.7.0-rc.161.7.0-rc.21.7.0-rc.31.7.0-rc.41.7.0-rc.51.7.0-rc.61.7.0-rc.71.7.0-rc.81.7.0-rc.9 |
None known |
getgrav/gravPackagist |
before 1.6.30, plus listed versions 0.8.00.9.00.9.10.9.100.9.11 Show 45 moreShow less0.9.120.9.130.9.140.9.150.9.160.9.170.9.180.9.190.9.20.9.200.9.210.9.220.9.230.9.240.9.250.9.260.9.270.9.280.9.290.9.30.9.300.9.310.9.320.9.330.9.340.9.350.9.360.9.370.9.380.9.390.9.40.9.400.9.410.9.420.9.430.9.440.9.450.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.91.0.01.0.0-rc.11.0.0-rc.2 |
1.6.30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-29555 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Getgrav Grav Cms, published March 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.90%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in getgrav/grav 1.6.30.
References
Left out here: 137 versions. The JSON record has them.