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CVE-2026-72785: Craft CMS before 5.10.6 Authorization Bypass via structures/move-element

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. A control-panel user holding only the viewCategories permission (without saveCategories) for a category group can permanently modify that group's category structure — reordering and re-parenting categories — via the structures/move-element action. The structureEditable flag is computed from the view permission rather than the save permission, and the StructuresController authorizes the mutating action on that read-time session grant without a save re-check. Because a category's URI is derived from its position in the structure, moving a category changes its URL and those of its descendants and can corrupt navigation menus built from the category taxonomy. The issue is fixed in 5.10.6.

Affected products

• craftcms cms: from 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.6 — fixed in 5.10.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: craftcms cms 5.10.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-xxpx-f366-4xpq
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-before-authorization-bypass-via-structures-move-element

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