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FKIE_CVE-2026-45716

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-27 18:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:52
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.38.1, the POST /api/global/users/onboard endpoint is protected by workspaceBuilderOrAdmin middleware, allowing any user with builder permissions to access it. When SMTP email is not configured (the default for self-hosted Budibase instances), this endpoint bypasses the admin-restricted invite flow and directly creates users via bulkCreate, accepting arbitrary admin and builder role assignments from the request body. A builder-level user can create a new global admin account and receive the generated password in the response, achieving full privilege escalation. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.38.1.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/Budibase/budibase/releases/tag/3.38.1
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-c54j-xp92-wh28
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-c54j-xp92-wh28
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:52:29.690",
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