CVE-2026-33159 (GCVE-0-2026-33159)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-24 17:28 – Updated: 2026-03-24 17:57
VLAI
Title
Craft CMS: Unauthenticated users could execute project configuration sync operations that should be restricted trusted users
Summary
Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). From version 4.0.0-RC1 to before version 4.17.8 and from version 5.0.0-RC1 to before version 5.9.14, guest users can access Config Sync updater index, obtain signed data, and execute state-changing Config Sync actions (regenerate-yaml, apply-yaml-changes) without authentication. This issue has been patched in versions 4.17.8 and 5.9.14.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-24 17:57 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
  • CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7596 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
craftcms cms Affected: >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.8
Affected: >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.14
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