CVE-2020-29553 — grav
HIGHCVE-2020-29553 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in getgrav/grav. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for getgrav/grav — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Grav CMS Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
getgrav/grav🐘getgrav/gravReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
The Scheduler in Grav CMS through 1.7.0-rc.17 allows an attacker to execute a system command by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious website (CSRF).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | getgrav/grav | ≥ 1.7.0-beta.1 | No fix |
| 🐘Packagist | getgrav/grav | all versions | 1.6.30composer require getgrav/grav:^1.6.30 |
Affected Products
grav cmsgetgravResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for getgrav/grav, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
A fix is available for CVE-2020-29553; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of getgrav/grav, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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