CVE-2026-14793: Authorization Bypass in Craft CMS
The `reorder-sets` action in Craft CMS’s `GlobalsController` is missing the `requireAdmin()` check that the adjacent `save-set` and `delete-set` actions both enforce. Any authenticated control panel user can POST to `/actions/globals/reorder-sets` and permanently reorder all global sets in the project config, regardless of whether they have admin access. The reordering is written through to the project config and persists across requests. ## Description `GlobalsController` exposes three administrative actions for managing global set structure. Two of them gate on admin status; the third does not. ## Prerequisites - A Craft CMS instance with at least two global sets and a non-admin control panel user account. ## Impact A non-admin control panel user can reorder all global sets. While this does not expose or modify content, reordering global sets modifies the project config -- a versioned artifact that is typically committed to source control and deployed across environments. An attacker can create noise in the project config history, trigger config-sync conflicts, or manipulate the display order seen by all editors in the admin panel. The same non-admin user cannot create or delete global sets because those actions correctly enforce `requireAdmin()`.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Craft CMS up to version 4.18.0.1 involves the actionReorderSets function in src/controllers/GlobalsController.php. An attacker can remotely manipulate this endpoint to bypass authorization checks, potentially allowing unauthorized actions related to reordering sets. The vendor has addressed this issue in version 4.18.1, with the patch identified by commit 9bd05c91e6a7e6da5e949ec41a31c220c059aa04.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges can remotely bypass authorization controls in the affected function, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications of global sets within the CMS. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), indicating a moderate impact without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges beyond low-level access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Craft CMS to version 4.18.1 or later, which contains the official fix for this authorization bypass vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-14793: Authorization Bypass in Craft CMS
Description
The `reorder-sets` action in Craft CMS’s `GlobalsController` is missing the `requireAdmin()` check that the adjacent `save-set` and `delete-set` actions both enforce. Any authenticated control panel user can POST to `/actions/globals/reorder-sets` and permanently reorder all global sets in the project config, regardless of whether they have admin access. The reordering is written through to the project config and persists across requests. ## Description `GlobalsController` exposes three administrative actions for managing global set structure. Two of them gate on admin status; the third does not. ## Prerequisites - A Craft CMS instance with at least two global sets and a non-admin control panel user account. ## Impact A non-admin control panel user can reorder all global sets. While this does not expose or modify content, reordering global sets modifies the project config -- a versioned artifact that is typically committed to source control and deployed across environments. An attacker can create noise in the project config history, trigger config-sync conflicts, or manipulate the display order seen by all editors in the admin panel. The same non-admin user cannot create or delete global sets because those actions correctly enforce `requireAdmin()`.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Craft CMS up to version 4.18.0.1 involves the actionReorderSets function in src/controllers/GlobalsController.php. An attacker can remotely manipulate this endpoint to bypass authorization checks, potentially allowing unauthorized actions related to reordering sets. The vendor has addressed this issue in version 4.18.1, with the patch identified by commit 9bd05c91e6a7e6da5e949ec41a31c220c059aa04.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges can remotely bypass authorization controls in the affected function, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications of global sets within the CMS. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), indicating a moderate impact without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges beyond low-level access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Craft CMS to version 4.18.1 or later, which contains the official fix for this authorization bypass vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-05T18:26:20.325Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4b2d5a27e9c79719a6e0bb
Added to database: 07/06/2026, 04:21:46 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 08:57:16 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 17:11:46 UTC
Views: 100
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