CVE-2025-66297: grav — Exploit & Fix

Description

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, a user with admin panel access and permissions to create or edit pages in Grav CMS can enable Twig processing in the page frontmatter. By injecting malicious Twig expressions, the user can escalate their privileges to admin or execute arbitrary system commands via the scheduler API. This results in both Privilege Escalation (PE) and Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-1336 CWE-1336

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
getgrav	grav	< 1.8.0
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
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getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
getgrav	grav	All
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getgrav	grav	All
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References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/e37259527d9c1deb6200f8967197a9fa587c6458

Exploits

https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-858q-77wx-hhx6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-66297? +

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, a user with admin panel access and permissions to create or edit pages in Grav CMS can enable Twig processing in the page frontmatter. By injecting malicious Twig expressions, the user can escalate their privileges to admin or execute arbitrary system commands via the scheduler API. This results in both Privilege Escalation (PE) and Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-66297? +

CVE-2025-66297 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-66297? +

CVE-2025-66297 affects products from getgrav, specifically: grav. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-66297? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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