GHSA-86vw-x4ww-x467

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86vw-x4ww-x467
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-86vw-x4ww-x467/GHSA-86vw-x4ww-x467.json
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Aliases
Published
2026-07-09T13:44:12Z
Modified
2026-08-06T21:45:58Z
Severity
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Craft CMS: RCE via missing cleanseConfig in FieldsController::actionRenderCardPreview
Details

The actionRenderCardPreview() method in FieldsController passes the fieldLayoutConfig POST parameter directly to Fields::createLayout() without calling Component::cleanseConfig(). This allows Yii2 event handler injection via on eventName keys in the config array, leading to arbitrary code execution.

This is the same vulnerability pattern that was fixed in GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748 (same file, _fldComponent method correctly uses cleanseConfig), GHSA-qx2q-q59v-wf3j (EntryTypesController), and GHSA-2fph-6v5w-89hh (ElementIndexesController).

PoC

As an admin user with a valid session:

POST /admin/actions/fields/render-card-preview HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: CraftSessionId=<session>

fieldLayoutConfig[on+init]=phpinfo&CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN=<token>

When the FieldLayout object is constructed, Yii2 processes the on init key as an event handler registration. During Component::init(), the init event is triggered, calling phpinfo(). The phpinfo output (which includes environment variables, potentially containing database credentials and CRAFT_SECURITY_KEY) will appear in the response.

Impact

An authenticated admin can achieve RCE through Yii2 event handler injection. While this requires admin access (same as GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748, which was rated moderate), it allows arbitrary PHP function execution and information disclosure via phpinfo.

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-07-09T13:44:12Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

Packagist / craftcms/cms

Package

Name
craftcms/cms
Purl
pkg:composer/craftcms/cms

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.5.0
Fixed
5.9.14

Affected versions

5.*
5.5.0
5.5.0.1
5.5.1
5.5.1.1
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
5.5.10
5.6.0
5.6.0.1
5.6.0.2
5.6.1
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
5.6.10
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
5.7.0-beta.1
5.7.0-beta.2
5.7.0
5.7.1
5.7.1.1
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
5.7.10
5.7.11
5.8.0
5.8.1
5.8.2
5.8.3
5.8.4
5.8.5
5.8.6
5.8.7
5.8.8
5.8.9
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
5.8.20
5.8.21
5.8.22
5.8.23
5.9.0-beta.1
5.9.0-beta.2
5.9.0
5.9.1
5.9.2
5.9.3
5.9.4
5.9.5
5.9.6
5.9.7
5.9.8
5.9.9
5.9.10
5.9.11
5.9.12
5.9.13

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range
"<= 5.9.13"
source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-86vw-x4ww-x467/GHSA-86vw-x4ww-x467.json"