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GHSA-6FX5-5CW5-4897

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-23 22:16 – Updated: 2026-02-24 16:08
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Summary
Craft CMS Race condition in Token Service potentially allows for token usage greater than the token limit
Details

A Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in Craft CMS’s token validation service for tokens that explicitly set a limited usage. The getTokenRoute() method reads a token’s usage count, checks if it’s within limits, then updates the database in separate non-atomic operations. By sending concurrent requests, an attacker can use a single-use impersonation token multiple times before the database update completes.

To make this work, an attacker needs to obtain a valid user account impersonation URL with a non-expired token via some other means and exploit a race condition while bypassing any rate-limiting rules in place.

For this to be a privilege escalation, the impersonation URL must include a token for a user account with more permissions than the current user.

References

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/3e4afe18279951c024c64896aa2b93cda6d95fdf

Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
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  "modified": "2026-02-24T16:08:48Z",
  "published": "2026-02-23T22:16:22Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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  "summary": "Craft CMS Race condition in Token Service potentially allows for token usage greater than the token limit"
}



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