SVG-Based XSS Escalation to Server Compromise in Grav

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a low-privileged (with the ability to create a page) user can cause XSS with the injection of svg element. The XSS can further be escalated to dump the entire system information available under /admin/config/info whenever a Super Admin visits the page; which can further be chained with the use of admin-nonce to do a complete server compromise (RCE). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2.

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Analysis

Grav CMS versions prior to 2.0.0-beta.2 contain a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows low-privileged users with page creation capabilities to inject malicious SVG elements. This vulnerability matters significantly because it bypasses typical input sanitization and can be weaponized through privilege escalation: when a Super Admin visits the compromised page, the XSS can exfiltrate sensitive system information from /admin/config/info, which is then leveraged with admin nonce tokens to achieve remote code execution (RCE) and complete server compromise. Organizations running Grav CMS are affected, particularly those with multiple user tiers and content creation workflows where regular users can author pages.

Casky's 301 mapped security skills enable practitioners to detect this attack chain across both MITRE ATT&CK techniques TA0001 (Initial Access) and TA0043 (Reconnaissance). Claude's extended reasoning identifies the XSS injection pattern (CWE-79) through SVG payload analysis, then correlates subsequent behaviors: unauthorized access to /admin/config/info endpoints indicates reconnaissance activity, followed by nonce token manipulation attempts signaling privilege escalation. Practitioners would see findings highlighting suspicious page content containing embedded SVG tags with event handlers, anomalous admin API calls from standard user accounts, and configuration data access patterns inconsistent with normal application behavior—each representing a distinct stage of the attack progression that, when clustered together, signals an active exploitation attempt.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

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