CVE-2025-66300
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-12-01

Last updated on: 2025-12-03

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, A low privilege user account with page editing privilege can read any server files using "Frontmatter" form. This includes Grav user account files (/grav/user/accounts/*.yaml), which store hashed user password, 2FA secret, and the password reset token. This can allow an adversary to compromise any registered account by resetting a password for a user to get access to the password reset token from the file or by cracking the hashed password. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.
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Published
2025-12-01
Last Modified
2025-12-03
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-12-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-66300
Affected Vendors & Products
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Vendor Product Version / Range
getgrav grav to 1.8.0 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-22 The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Grav, a file-based web platform, allows a low privilege user with page editing rights to read any server files using the 'Frontmatter' form. This includes sensitive Grav user account files that contain hashed passwords, 2FA secrets, and password reset tokens. An attacker could exploit this to compromise user accounts by resetting passwords or cracking hashed passwords. The issue was fixed in version 1.8.0-beta.27.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user account information, including hashed passwords and 2FA secrets. This can allow an attacker to compromise any registered user account by resetting passwords or cracking password hashes, potentially leading to account takeover and unauthorized access to the web platform.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade Grav to version 1.8.0-beta.27 or later, as this version contains the fix for the vulnerability allowing low privilege users with page editing privileges to read any server files. Until the upgrade is applied, restrict page editing privileges to trusted users only to minimize risk.

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