# CVE-2026-65896: Grav API Plugin before 1.0.10 Path Traversal via move

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.10
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- getgrav grav: fixed in 1.0.10

## Description

Grav API Plugin (Composer package getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.10 fails to properly validate the slug field in the POST /pages/{route}/move endpoint. PagesController::move() sanitizes the slug only with ltrim($body['slug'], '.'), which strips leading periods but does not neutralize '/' or '..' segments. An authenticated API caller with the api.pages.write permission can supply path traversal sequences (e.g., 01.home/../../../pwned) to move an entire page directory (content and media) to an arbitrary writable location outside user/pages/, including outside the Grav installation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on getgrav grav, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.10) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-qjq4-jp55-4mx2
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-api/commit/f9438d4e71389b1041ac60b69b0b5714ecfa3bdd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-api-plugin-before-path-traversal-via-move

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