PT-2026-55412 · Packagist · Craftcms/Cms

Published

2026-07-02

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Updated

2026-07-02

CVSS v4.0

5.3

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
We have identified an authorization issue in Craft CMS AssetsController::actionReplaceFile that can delete a source asset without source delete permission by supplying both assetId and sourceAssetId.

Description

Craft CMS’s craftcontrollersAssetsController::actionReplaceFile() supports replacing a target asset file using another existing asset as the source. The action loads:
  • $assetToReplace from assetId
  • $sourceAsset from sourceAssetId
It then enforces replace permissions using ($assetToReplace ?: $sourceAsset). When both IDs are provided, this expression resolves to the target asset so no permission check is performed against the source asset volume.
php
$this->requireVolumePermissionByAsset('replaceFiles', $assetToReplace ?: $sourceAsset);
$this->requirePeerVolumePermissionByAsset('replacePeerFiles', $assetToReplace ?: $sourceAsset);
In the branch where both assets are present, Craft copies the source file into the target and then deletes the source asset. There is no check for deleteAssets:<sourceVolumeUid> or deletePeerAssets:<sourceVolumeUid> for the source asset before deletion.
php
$assets->replaceAssetFile($assetToReplace, $tempPath, $assetToReplace->getFilename(), $sourceAsset->getMimeType());
Craft::$app->getElements()->deleteElement($sourceAsset);

Impact

An authenticated user who can replace files in one volume can delete assets in another volume where they do not have delete permission, as long as they can obtain a sourceAssetId. This can lead to unauthorized asset deletion, broken content references, and data loss.

Fix

IDOR

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

GHSA-QH45-9G5P-M2V4

Affected Products

Craftcms/Cms