Authenticated Admin ZIP Upload Leads to Remote Code Execution

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, an authenticated user with administrative privileges can achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a specially crafted ZIP file through the "Direct Install" tool. While the system attempts to block direct .php file uploads, it fails to inspect the contents of uploaded ZIP archives. Once a malicious plugin is extracted, it can execute arbitrary PHP code or drop a persistent web shell on the server. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2.

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Analysis

Grav, a popular file-based web platform, contains a critical vulnerability in versions prior to 2.0.0-beta.2 that allows authenticated administrators to achieve Remote Code Execution through the "Direct Install" tool. While the platform blocks direct PHP file uploads, it fails to validate the contents of ZIP archives before extraction. An attacker with admin privileges can upload a specially crafted ZIP containing malicious PHP code or a web shell that executes upon extraction, bypassing the upload restrictions entirely. This vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it requires only administrative access—a privilege level that insider threats or compromised admin accounts can exploit—and leaves persistent backdoors on affected servers.

Casky.ai's 301 mapped security skills detect the attack patterns behind this vulnerability by analyzing behaviors aligned with MITRE ATT&CK TA0001 (Reconnaissance) and TA0043 (Resource Development). Practitioners using Casky would observe detection findings for archive inspection evasion (CWE-94: Code Injection), suspicious file extraction patterns, PHP execution from temporary directories, and anomalous plugin installation workflows. The platform's extended reasoning capabilities flag the gap between upload validation logic—showing where ZIP archives bypass filters that catch direct PHP uploads—and post-extraction execution contexts. Security teams would see correlated signals: administrative API calls to the Direct Install endpoint, ZIP file processing without content validation, and subsequent PHP code execution or web shell artifacts, enabling them to distinguish this specific exploit pattern from legitimate plugin installations.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

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