CVE-2026-53653
HIGH 8.7 ALL-YEARSGrav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.7.53 and 2.0.0-rc.8, Grav allows an unauthenticated visitor to exhaust server memory and CPU by requesting image derivatives with oversized dimensions through URL query image actions such as forceResize in Grav::fallbackUrl, which passes request parameters to ImageMedium magic actions without a dimension or pixel ceiling. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.53 and 2.0.0-rc.8.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.7), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 23rd percentile
Impact if exploited
8.7CVSS 4.0 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
No public exploit or proof-of-concept code is catalogued for this CVE (no ExploitDB, Nuclei, or CISA-KEV entry). It may still exist — search GitHub or check the references below.
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-770: : Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.7 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - HIGH 8.7 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Technical & other
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9g-vw65-vvf9
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/d9f9f0369a07ae5c96cde700c7949e1237b29cf6
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/f4c0f42eea755cedad6f626b342c88d4cba72174
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/tag/1.7.53
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/tag/2.0.0-rc.8