Overview
About vulnerability
The actionRenderCardPreview() method in FieldsController passes the fieldLayoutConfig POST parameter directly to Fields::createLayout() without calling Component::cleanseConfig(). This allows Yii2 event handler injection via on eventName keys in the config array, leading to arbitrary code execution.
This is the same vulnerability pattern that was fixed in GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748 (same file, _fldComponent method correctly uses cleanseConfig), GHSA-qx2q-q59v-wf3j (EntryTypesController), and GHSA-2fph-6v5w-89hh (ElementIndexesController).
PoC
As an admin user with a valid session:
POST /admin/actions/fields/render-card-preview HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: CraftSessionId=<session>
fieldLayoutConfig[on+init]=phpinfo&CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN=<token>
When the FieldLayout object is constructed, Yii2 processes the on init key as an event handler registration. During Component::init(), the init event is triggered, calling phpinfo(). The phpinfo output (which includes environment variables, potentially containing database credentials and CRAFT_SECURITY_KEY) will appear in the response.
Impact
An authenticated admin can achieve RCE through Yii2 event handler injection. While this requires admin access (same as GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748, which was rated moderate), it allows arbitrary PHP function execution and information disclosure via phpinfo.
Details
- Affected product:
- craftcms/cms , craftcms/feed-me
- Affected packages:
- feed-me @ 3.1.17 (+1 more)