Kirby is an open-source content management system. Kirby's user permissions control which user role is allowed to perform specific actions to content models in the CMS. These permissions are defined for each role in the user blueprint (`site/blueprints/users/...`). It is also possible to customize the permissions for each target model in the model blueprints (such as in `site/blueprints/pages/...`) using the `options` feature. The permissions and options together control the authorization of user actions. For pages, Kirby provides the `pages.create` and `pages.changeStatus` permissions (among others). Prior to versions 4.9.0 and 5.4.0, Kirby checked these permissions independently and only for the respective action. However the `changeStatus` permission didn't take effect on page creation. New pages are created as drafts by default and need to be published by changing the page status of an existing page draft. This is ensured when the page is created via the Kirby Panel. However the REST API allows to override the `isDraft` flag when creating a new page. This allowed authenticated attackers with the `pages.create` permission to immediately create published pages, bypassing the normal editorial workflow. The problem has been patched in Kirby 4.9.0 and Kirby 5.4.0. Kirby has added a check to the page creation rules that ensures that users without the `pages.changeStatus` permission cannot create published pages, only page drafts.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/4.9.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/5.4.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/security/advisories/GHSA-w942-j9r6-hr6r | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
27 Apr 2026, 19:12
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| First Time |
Getkirby
Getkirby kirby |
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| References | () https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/4.9.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/5.4.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/security/advisories/GHSA-w942-j9r6-hr6r - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:getkirby:kirby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
24 Apr 2026, 01:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-24 01:16
Updated : 2026-04-27 19:12
NVD link : CVE-2026-40099
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40099
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40099
JSON object : View
Products Affected
getkirby
- kirby
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
