No permission checks for editing/deleting records with CSV import form

Summary

Silverstripe Admin provides a basic management interface for the Silverstripe Framework. In versions on the 1.x branch prior to 1.13.19 and on the 2.x branch prior to 2.1.8, users who don't have edit or delete permissions for records exposed in a `ModelAdmin` can still edit or delete records using the CSV import form, provided they have create permissions. The likelihood of a user having create permissions but not having edit or delete permissions is low, but it is possible. Note that this doesn't affect any `ModelAdmin` which has had the import form disabled via the `showImportForm` public property. Versions 1.13.19 and 2.1.8 contain a patch for the issue. Those who have a custom implementation of `BulkLoader` should update their implementations to respect permissions when the return value of `getCheckPermissions()` is true. Those who use any `BulkLoader` in their own project logic, or maintain a module which uses it, should consider passing `true` to `setCheckPermissions()` if the data is provided by users.

Timeline

1. Jan 23, 2024, 1:54 PM UTCCVE published
2. Jan 23, 2024, 9:29 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Jun 17, 2025, 9:19 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• silverstripe silverstripe-admin

  From 1.0.0 · fixed in 1.13.19; From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.1.8

• silverstripe/adminPackagist

  From 1.0.0 · fixed in 1.13.19

• silverstripe/adminPackagist

  From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.1.8

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