Description
Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is enabled) to access sensitive attributes of any element in the CMS. The implementation in Elements::parseRefs fails to perform authorization checks, allowing attackers to read data they are not authorized to view. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1.
Published: 2026-03-04
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Data Disclosure
Action: Apply Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7x43-mpfg-r9wj Craft CMS has IDOR via GraphQL @parseRefs
History

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Craftcms craft Cms
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Craftcms craft Cms
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Craftcms
Craftcms craftcms
Vendors & Products Craftcms
Craftcms craftcms

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is enabled) to access sensitive attributes of any element in the CMS. The implementation in Elements::parseRefs fails to perform authorization checks, allowing attackers to read data they are not authorized to view. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1.
Title Craft affected by IDOR via GraphQL @parseRefs
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Craftcms Craft Cms Craftcms
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-04T18:00:59.824Z

Reserved: 2026-03-02T21:43:19.928Z

Link: CVE-2026-28696

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Updated: 2026-03-04T18:00:54.892Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-04T17:16:21.050

Modified: 2026-03-05T19:54:51.777

Link: CVE-2026-28696

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-17T13:15:19Z

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