CVE-2026-33161: Craft CMS' anonymous "assets/image-editor" calls return private asset editor metadata to unauthorized users
(updated )
A low-privileged authenticated user can call assets/image-editor with the ID of a private asset they cannot view and still receive editor response data, including focalPoint.
The endpoint returns private editing metadata without per-asset authorization validation.
Root-cause analysis:
actionImageEditor()acceptsassetIdfrom the request body.- The asset is loaded, and the focal-point data is read.
- Response returns
htmlandfocalPoint. - No explicit authorization check is applied before the response.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgjg-248p-rfm2
- github.com/craftcms/cms
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/d30df3112220db1ffd6726a3ed11857014c7fb27
- github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.17.8
- github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/5.9.14
- github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-vgjg-248p-rfm2
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33161
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