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Grav before 2.0.1 XSS via Twig String Concatenation

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Grav v2.0.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability (fixed in 2.0.1). The XSS blueprint validator (Security::detectXss()) runs on raw page content before Twig processing. When Twig content processing is enabled (twig_content.process_enabled: true), an attacker with page-write API permission can use Twig's string concatenation operator (~) to dynamically construct event handler names, dangerous tag names, or dangerous protocols at render time (e.g. {% set x = "on" ~ "error" %}). The validator sees only the harmless Twig expression and allows the content, but after Twig rendering the output (rendered via {{ page.content|raw }}) contains an active payload such as , executing arbitrary JavaScript in visitors' browsers.

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CVE-2026-61453

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-61453

grav

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

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[
  {
    "vendor": "getgrav",
    "product": "grav",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "2.0.1",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "2.0.1",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:composer/getgrav/grav",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-61453

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medium

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Event
#12772 · Revision 1
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