# CVE-2026-50280: Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in \`entries/move-to-section\` via missing target-section save check

- Also known as: GHSA-43CQ-C2GQ-PFPW
- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.9.21
- Published: 2026-07-01 · Updated: 2026-07-02

## Affected

- craftcms cms: from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.9.21
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.9.21

## Description

Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, the EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint gates the destination section only by viewEntries:$section->uid rather than requiring saveEntries permission (the source entry is separately checked via Entry::canMove()). As a result, a low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can call moveEntryToSection() to rewrite the entry's sectionId and save it into a section where they have read access but no write access. This breaks the section-level authorization model, letting a user with limited permissions inject content into a protected section and interfere with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, and section-specific business logic. This issue has been fixed in version 5.9.21.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on craftcms cms, craftcms/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (5.9.21) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0a6b916f6367b0162b2eaf2366add67b45fa98ea

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