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Medium · 6.0 CVE-2026-50280 EUVD-2026-41215GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw

Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check

Published Jul 1, 2026 · Updated Jul 2, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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->uid 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
craftcms cms >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.21 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist craftcms/cms >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.21 5.9.21 GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw

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