Description
Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is enabled) to access sensitive attributes of any element in the CMS. The implementation in Elements::parseRefs fails to perform authorization checks, allowing attackers to read data they are not authorized to view. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| craftcms | cms | >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.0-beta.1; >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.0-beta.1 |
References
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/4d98a07e47580f1712095825d3e3c4d67bc9f8b9Patch
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-7x43-mpfg-r9wjExploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 4, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed