Authenticated service interruption via unchecked chunk storage
Published Aug 31, 2026 · Updated Sep 3, 2026
Missing authorization in Content Folder Kirby 5.0.0 through 5.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service via chunk uploads. Kirby\Api\Upload::process() invoked processChunk() without the upload-permission preflight, allowing unfinished data to remain in site/cache/.uploads for 24 hours. Exploitation requires Panel access but no upload rights; repeated requests can exhaust temporary storage, while final checks still protect content and account files.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Content Folder Kirby 5.0.0 through 5.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service via chunk uploads. Kirby\Api\Upload::process() invoked processChunk() without the upload-permission preflight, allowing unfinished data to remain in site/cache/.uploads for 24 hours. Exploitation requires Panel access but no upload rights; repeated requests can exhaust temporary storage, while final checks still protect content and account files.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-71415
- Published
- Aug 31, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Content Folder
- Product
- Kirby
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1499.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 31, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 5.0.0, < 5.5.2
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