Medium severity · published Aug 25, 2026
CVE-2026-72702
Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Origin Validation Bypass via Referer
5.4
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains an origin validation bypass in the Uri::referrer() and Pages::referrerRoute() methods, which validate the Referer header using an unanchored string prefix match (str_starts_with($referrer, $base)) with no trailing delimiter. An attacker who controls a domain that begins with the victim site's origin (e.g. https://example.com.attacker.tld) can send a request with such a Referer to be treated as same-origin, bypassing the Referer-based origin check.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
grav · getgrav
before 2.0.16 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72702
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72702
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccq-2jfg-qw33
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-cms-before-origin-validation-bypass-via-referer
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