Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a persistent Denial of Service (DoS) via a malformed image upload. The application fails to properly validate the return value of the PHP getimagesize() function. When the system attempts to process this file for metadata or thumbnail generation, it triggers a fatal TypeError.
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cw7v-45wm-mcf2 Kirby CMS has Persistent DoS via Malformed Image Upload
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History

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Title Persistent Denial of Service via Malformed Image Upload in Kirby CMS

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Getkirby
Getkirby kirby
Vendors & Products Getkirby
Getkirby kirby

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-252
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a persistent Denial of Service (DoS) via a malformed image upload. The application fails to properly validate the return value of the PHP getimagesize() function. When the system attempts to process this file for metadata or thumbnail generation, it triggers a fatal TypeError.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-26T18:31:41.421Z

Reserved: 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-29905

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-26T18:28:53.512Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-26T17:16:34.660

Modified: 2026-03-30T13:26:50.827

Link: CVE-2026-29905

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T09:29:07Z

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