Summary

An authenticated control panel user with only accessCp can move entries across sections via POST /actions/entries/move-to-section, even when they do not have saveEntries:{sectionUid} permission for either source or destination section.

Details

Root-cause analysis

1. actionMoveToSection accepts sectionId and entryIds, loads entries, and iterates:
   Craft::$app->getEntries()->moveEntryToSection($entry, $section).
2. The endpoint does not enforce per-entry or per-section authorization checks.
3. moveEntryToSection() also does not enforce current-user authorization.
4. There is a permission check in actionMoveToSectionModalData for building UI options, but that check is not enforced in the actual endpoint.
5. Therefore, a direct POST request can bypass UI filtering and perform unauthorized entry moves.

Impact

• This is an authorization bypass permitting unauthorized content changes.
• Authenticated low-privileged control panel users can move entries they should not be able to manage, violating integrity and potentially disrupting routing/editorial controls.

References

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