Vulnerability in Getgrav Grav

CVE-2026-72701

Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains a timing vulnerability in Utils::verifyNonce() that uses non-constant-time string comparison with the === operator instead of hash_equals() for CSRF nonce validation. Attackers can measure response timing differences to recover valid nonce values byte-by-byte through multiple requests, weakening CSRF protection below its intended security margin.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72701?
CVE-2026-72701 is a low-severity vulnerability in Getgrav Grav, classified under CWE-208. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-72701?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.