File disclosure via prefix-only path check
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Path traversal in the static asset server in Grav before 2.0.15 allows remote attackers to read sibling-directory files via crafted paths. In index.php, the plugin asset fast path resolves the requested file with realpath() but then treats a plain string-prefix match as containment, so a sibling directory whose name extends the mapped base, such as assets-secret for assets, is served as if it were inside the allowed directory. Exposure requires the optional user/config/plugin-asset-map.php mapping to exist and be reachable; stock installs without that opt-in fast path are not exposed, and published impact is limited to unauthorized file reads.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in the static asset server in Grav before 2.0.15 allows remote attackers to read sibling-directory files via crafted paths. In index.php, the plugin asset fast path resolves the requested file with realpath() but then treats a plain string-prefix match as containment, so a sibling directory whose name extends the mapped base, such as assets-secret for assets, is served as if it were inside the allowed directory. Exposure requires the optional user/config/plugin-asset-map.php mapping to exist and be reachable; stock installs without that opt-in fast path are not exposed, and published impact is limited to unauthorized file reads.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-74907
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Grav
- Product
- Grav
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1190, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.0.15
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Public exploit references
- GHSA-4v9q-p283-qc2m live proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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