Craft CMS Vulnerable to Unauthorized Deletion of Destination Folders During Forced Moves
We have identified an authorization issue in Craft CMS where a forced folder move can delete a conflicting destination folder without destination delete permission.
Description
Craft CMS’s craft\\controllers\\AssetsController::actionMoveFolder() supports moving an asset folder into a destination parent folder. If a folder with the same name already exists at the destination, the action can be called with force=true to overwrite the destination.
The permission checks for this action allow:
deleteAssets:<sourceVolumeUid>for the folder being movedcreateFolders:<destVolumeUid>for the destination parent foldersaveAssets:<destVolumeUid>for the destination parent folder
The action does not require deleteAssets on the destination volume or destination conflict folder. When force=true and a name conflict exists, the code deletes the destination folder to resolve the conflict.
$this->requireVolumePermissionByFolder('deleteAssets', $folderToMove);
$this->requireVolumePermissionByFolder('createFolders', $destinationFolder);
$this->requireVolumePermissionByFolder('saveAssets', $destinationFolder);
src/controllers/AssetsController.php:L751-L753
Indexed destination conflicts are deleted via the Assets service:
$assets->deleteFoldersByIds($existingFolder->id);
src/controllers/AssetsController.php:L798-L798
Unindexed destination conflicts are deleted directly in the volume filesystem:
$targetVolume->deleteDirectory(rtrim($destinationFolder->path, '/') . '/' . $folderToMove->name);
src/controllers/AssetsController.php:L815
Impact
A user who cannot delete assets in a destination volume can still delete a destination folder and its contents by triggering a forced move into a conflicting name. This can cause asset loss, broken references in entries and fields that point to deleted assets, and operational disruption.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de Composer | craftcms/cms | >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.21, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.14 | 5.9.21, 4.17.14 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-862- Plataforma
- Composer
- Paquete
craftcms/cms- Publicada
- 02.07.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: craftcms/cms
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- Entradas en total
- 127
- Primera → última
- 07.2021 08.2026
- Sin corrección
- 6
- Explotada en ataques
- 4
Distribución por gravedad
- Crítica 9
- Alta 41
- Media 65
- Baja 12
Divulgaciones por año
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 22
- 2023: 13
- 2024: 9
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 74
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