{"id":"CVE-2026-50280","aliases":["EUVD-2026-41215","GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw"],"status":"published","title":"Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check","description":"Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, the EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint gates the destination section only by viewEntries:$section-\u003euid rather than requiring saveEntries permission (the source entry is separately checked via Entry::canMove()). As a result, a low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can call moveEntryToSection() to rewrite the entry's sectionId and save it into a section where they have read access but no write access. This breaks the section-level authorization model, letting a user with limited permissions inject content into a protected section and interfere with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, and section-specific business logic. This issue has been fixed in version 5.9.21.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00404,"percentile":0.3498,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"published":"2026-07-01T23:43:49Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:38Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"craftcms/cms","fixed_in":["5.9.21"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"craftcms/cms","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0-RC1"},{"fixed":"5.9.21"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"craftcms/cms","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0-RC1"},{"fixed":"5.9.21"}]}],"versions":["5.0.0","5.0.0-RC1","5.0.1","5.0.2","5.0.3","5.0.4","5.0.5","5.0.6","5.1.0","5.1.1","5.1.10","5.1.2","5.1.3","5.1.4","5.1.5","5.1.6","5.1.7","5.1.8","5.1.9","5.2.0","5.2.0-beta.1","5.2.0-beta.2","5.2.0-beta.3","5.2.0-beta.4","5.2.0-beta.5","5.2.0-beta.6","5.2.1","5.2.10","5.2.2","5.2.3","5.2.4","5.2.4.1","5.2.5","5.2.6","5.2.7","5.2.8","5.2.9","5.3.0","5.3.0-beta.1","5.3.0-beta.2","5.3.0.1","5.3.0.2","5.3.0.3","5.3.1","5.3.2","5.3.3","5.3.4","5.3.5","5.3.6","5.4.0","5.4.0.1","5.4.1","5.4.10","5.4.10.1","5.4.2","5.4.3","5.4.4","5.4.5","5.4.5.1","5.4.6","5.4.7","5.4.7.1","5.4.8","5.4.9","5.5.0","5.5.0.1","5.5.1","5.5.1.1","5.5.10","5.5.2","5.5.3","5.5.4","5.5.5","5.5.6","5.5.6.1","5.5.7","5.5.8","5.5.9","5.6.0","5.6.0.1","5.6.0.2","5.6.1","5.6.10","5.6.10.1","5.6.10.2","5.6.11","5.6.12","5.6.13","5.6.14","5.6.15","5.6.16","5.6.17","5.6.2","5.6.3","5.6.4","5.6.5","5.6.5.1","5.6.6","5.6.7","5.6.8","5.6.9","5.6.9.1","5.7.0","5.7.0-beta.1","5.7.0-beta.2","5.7.1","5.7.1.1","5.7.10","5.7.11","5.7.2","5.7.3","5.7.4","5.7.5","5.7.6","5.7.7","5.7.8","5.7.8.1","5.7.8.2","5.7.9","5.8.0","5.8.1","5.8.10","5.8.11","5.8.12","5.8.13","5.8.13.1","5.8.13.2","5.8.14","5.8.15","5.8.16","5.8.17","5.8.18","5.8.19","5.8.2","5.8.20","5.8.21","5.8.22","5.8.23","5.8.3","5.8.4","5.8.5","5.8.6","5.8.7","5.8.8","5.8.9","5.9.0","5.9.0-beta.1","5.9.0-beta.2","5.9.1","5.9.10","5.9.11","5.9.12","5.9.13","5.9.14","5.9.15","5.9.16","5.9.17","5.9.18","5.9.19","5.9.2","5.9.20","5.9.3","5.9.4","5.9.5","5.9.6","5.9.7","5.9.8","5.9.9"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"craftcms","product":"cms"},{"vendor":"statamic","product":"cms"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0a6b916f6367b0162b2eaf2366add67b45fa98ea","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50280","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/50xxx/CVE-2026-50280.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-50280","title":"Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check","description":"Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, the EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint gates the destination section only by viewEntries:$section-\u003euid rather than requiring saveEntries permission (the source entry is separately checked via Entry::canMove()). As a result, a low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can call moveEntryToSection() to rewrite the entry's sectionId and save it into a section where they have read access but no write access. This breaks the section-level authorization model, letting a user with limited permissions inject content into a protected section and interfere with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, and section-specific business logic. This issue has been fixed in version 5.9.21.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-01T23:43:49.095Z","modified":"2026-07-02T15:39:22.626Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:09.098623Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-41215","description":"Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, the EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint gates the destination section only by viewEntries:$section-\u003euid rather than requiring saveEntries permission (the source entry is separately checked via Entry::canMove()). As a result, a low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can call moveEntryToSection() to rewrite the entry's sectionId and save it into a section where they have read access but no write access. This breaks the section-level authorization model, letting a user with limited permissions inject content into a protected section and interfere with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, and section-specific business logic. This issue has been fixed in version 5.9.21.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-01T23:43:49Z","modified":"2026-07-02T15:39:22Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:17.430912Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw","title":"Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check","description":"### Summary\n\nThe `EntriesController::actionMoveToSection()` endpoint checks only whether the current user can view the destination section, but it does not require permission to save entries into that section. A low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can therefore move that entry into a different section where they have read access but no write access.\n\n### Details\n\nThe vulnerable route is implemented in [EntriesController.php](/D:/files/projects/cms-5.9.19/cms-5.9.19/src/controllers/EntriesController.php):465:\n\nThe destination check is only `viewEntries:$section-\u003euid` . The source-entry gate is `Entry::canMove()`, which verifies whether the user can move the existing entry based on the source section:\n\nThis closes the exploit chain:\n\n1. External source: authenticated CP request to `entries/move-to-section`.\n2. Missing authorization check: destination section requires only `viewEntries`, not `saveEntries`.\n3. Privileged sink: `moveEntryToSection()` rewrites `sectionId` and saves the entry into the unauthorized section.\n\nPreconditions derived from the code:\n\n1. The attacker is authenticated to the control panel.\n2. Entry `345` is movable by the attacker from its current section.\n3. The attacker can satisfy `viewEntries` on destination section `12`.\n4. The attacker does not have `saveEntries:DESTINATION_UID`, which is the missing check that makes the bypass possible.\n\nResult:\n\n1. The controller accepts the request because `viewEntries:$section-\u003euid` passes.\n2. Each source entry passes `canMove()` based on source-section permissions.\n3. `moveEntryToSection()` updates the entry’s `sectionId` and saves it.\n4. The entry is now located in a section where the attacker did not have write permission.\n\n### Impact\n\nThis breaks the intended section-level authorization model. A user with limited content permissions can inject or relocate content into a protected section, interfering with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, section-specific business logic, and content ownership expectations.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-02T18:47:37Z","modified":"2026-07-02T18:47:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:37.437888Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-50280","description":"Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, the EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint gates the destination section only by viewEntries:$section-\u003euid rather than requiring saveEntries permission (the source entry is separately checked via Entry::canMove()). As a result, a low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can call moveEntryToSection() to rewrite the entry's sectionId and save it into a section where they have read access but no write access. This breaks the section-level authorization model, letting a user with limited permissions inject content into a protected section and interfere with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, and section-specific business logic. This issue has been fixed in version 5.9.21.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-02T00:16:44.677Z","modified":"2026-10-25T21:10:00.77Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:27.199837Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-50280","title":"Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check","description":"Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, the EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint gates the destination section only by viewEntries:$section-\u003euid rather than requiring saveEntries permission (the source entry is separately checked via Entry::canMove()). As a result, a low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can call moveEntryToSection() to rewrite the entry's sectionId and save it into a section where they have read access but no write access. This breaks the section-level authorization model, letting a user with limited permissions inject content into a protected section and interfere with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, and section-specific business logic. This issue has been fixed in version 5.9.21.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-01T23:43:49.095Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:38.714506485Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:07.431113Z"},{"id":"GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw","title":"Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check","description":"### Summary\n\nThe `EntriesController::actionMoveToSection()` endpoint checks only whether the current user can view the destination section, but it does not require permission to save entries into that section. A low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can therefore move that entry into a different section where they have read access but no write access.\n\n### Details\n\nThe vulnerable route is implemented in [EntriesController.php](/D:/files/projects/cms-5.9.19/cms-5.9.19/src/controllers/EntriesController.php):465:\n\nThe destination check is only `viewEntries:$section-\u003euid` . The source-entry gate is `Entry::canMove()`, which verifies whether the user can move the existing entry based on the source section:\n\nThis closes the exploit chain:\n\n1. External source: authenticated CP request to `entries/move-to-section`.\n2. Missing authorization check: destination section requires only `viewEntries`, not `saveEntries`.\n3. Privileged sink: `moveEntryToSection()` rewrites `sectionId` and saves the entry into the unauthorized section.\n\nPreconditions derived from the code:\n\n1. The attacker is authenticated to the control panel.\n2. Entry `345` is movable by the attacker from its current section.\n3. The attacker can satisfy `viewEntries` on destination section `12`.\n4. The attacker does not have `saveEntries:DESTINATION_UID`, which is the missing check that makes the bypass possible.\n\nResult:\n\n1. The controller accepts the request because `viewEntries:$section-\u003euid` passes.\n2. Each source entry passes `canMove()` based on source-section permissions.\n3. `moveEntryToSection()` updates the entry’s `sectionId` and saves it.\n4. The entry is now located in a section where the attacker did not have write permission.\n\n### Impact\n\nThis breaks the intended section-level authorization model. A user with limited content permissions can inject or relocate content into a protected section, interfering with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, section-specific business logic, and content ownership expectations.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-02T18:47:37Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:51:10.214512171Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.434231Z"}]}}