GHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw — craftcms/cms
Fix: craftcms/cms@e3f3eaaGHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw is a CWE-862 vulnerability in craftcms/cms. A fix is available for craftcms/cms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Craft CMS's Missing Volume Permission Check in AssetsController::actionShowInFolder Allows Information Disclosure
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
AssetsController::actionShowInFolder() fetches an asset by ID and returns its filename and complete folder hierarchy (including volume handle, volume UID, folder names, folder UIDs, and folder URI paths) without checking whether the requesting user has viewAssets or viewPeerAssets permission on the asset’s volume. Any authenticated CP user — even one with zero volume permissions — can enumerate asset filenames and the full folder structure of any volume by supplying arbitrary asset IDs.
This follows the exact same incomplete-patch pattern as four GHSAs merged on 2026-02-25 (GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg, GHSA-vgjg-248p-rfm2, GHSA-5pgf-h923-m958, GHSA-3pvf-vxrv-hh9c), all of which added requireVolumePermissionByAsset() + requirePeerVolumePermissionByAsset() to sibling AssetsController actions. The actionShowInFolder method was introduced thirteen days before the patch wave and was not included in it.
Details
The vulnerability is in src/controllers/AssetsController.php at line 1437. The method:
- Calls
requireCpRequest()— verifies the request targets the CP, enforcesaccessCppermission viaController::_enforceAllowAnonymous(), but does NOT enforce any volume-level permission. - Fetches any asset by ID with
Asset::findOne($assetId)— noeditable/savablescope filter, so all assets across all volumes are reachable. - Returns sensitive structural data via JSON.
Impact
- Any authenticated control panel user with only
accessCppermission can discover the filenames and complete folder structure (names, UIDs, handles, URIs) of assets in volumes they are not authorized to access. - Sensitive volume structures — private document repositories, confidential media, internal file names — are exposed to any user who can log into the control panel.
- This enables targeted follow-up attacks: an attacker who knows a private asset’s filename and folder path may have other avenues to exfiltrate the actual file.
Resources
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e3f3eaab3d85badd713cfc2c24e5f0792ecdb586
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | craftcms/cms | ≥ 5.0.0-RC1&&< 5.9.18 | 5.9.18composer require craftcms/cms:^5.9.18 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for craftcms/cms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update craftcms/cms to 5.9.18 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-33m5-hqp9-97pw across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.