---
id: GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4
title: >-
  Formie: Missing authorization in administrative settings allows low-privileged
  CP users to modify plugin configuration
summary: >-
  Formie: Missing authorization in administrative settings allows low-privileged
  CP users to modify plugin configuration
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: verbb
product: verbb/formie
ecosystem: composer
affected:
  - verbb/formie < 3.1.28
patched:
  - verbb/formie 3.1.28
published: '2026-07-17'
updated: '2026-07-17'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/verbb/formie/security/advisories/GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4'
  - url: 'https://github.com/verbb/formie/releases/tag/3.1.28'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvpc-hccg-wmw4'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - composer
ingestedAt: '2026-07-17T19:14:48.369Z'
---

## Overview

Formie contains a missing authorization vulnerability in administrative settings routes. An authenticated, non-admin Craft CMS control panel user with limited Formie access could directly access Formie settings pages and modify global plugin configuration.

In affected versions, Formie settings-related control panel routes did not consistently enforce the required settings permission on the server side. A low-privileged Craft CMS control panel user with limited Formie access could access /admin/formie/settings, save changes to global plugin settings, and access /admin/formie/settings/import-export.

The issue has been fixed by enforcing the formie-accessSettings permission across Formie settings controllers and related settings actions.

### Impact
An authenticated low-privileged CP user may be able to:
- Access Formie administrative settings.
- Modify global Formie plugin configuration.
- Access Formie import/export settings functionality.

This may allow configuration tampering and disruption of form-related workflows. Exploitation requires an authenticated Craft CMS control panel account.

## Affected packages

- `verbb/formie < 3.1.28`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `verbb/formie 3.1.28`