WS-2026-0042
Published:August 28, 2026
Updated:August 31, 2026
Affected versions of Winter CMS did not enforce the ImportExportController behavior granular access control on the handlers that actually perform the work. The behavior supports per-operation access control through the import[permissions] and export[permissions] configuration keys enforced by userHasAccess(), but that check was applied only to the import() and export() page actions. Backend\Classes\Controller::execAjaxHandlers() dispatches AJAX handlers and returns before execPageAction() runs, and the behavior binds its import and export form widgets in its constructor on every request, so an authenticated backend user without the configured permission could invoke the import and export AJAX handlers directly. Fixed in v1.2.14.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/wintercms/winter.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.2.0 <v1.2.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.2.14winter/wn-backend-module (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-add-dynamic-options <v1.2.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.2.14Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authorization