CVE-2026-72701

Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Timing Attack via verifyNonce

LOW
3.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2026 at 01:30 AM UTC
Updated: October 12, 2026 at 03:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGrav

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Severity
LOW3.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

90%
0 ≤ v < 2.0.160
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.0.16 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

3.7LOWVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-208

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