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GHSA-R2JV-FWFR-4J8C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-27 15:30 – Updated: 2026-01-28 16:15

Summary

askbot inexhaustive permissions check allows any user to modify a different user's profile picture

Details

All versions of askbot before and including 0.12.2 allow an attacker authenticated with normal user permissions to modify the profile picture of other application users. This issue affects askbot: 0.12.2.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "0.12.3"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-1213"
  ],
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-27T14:15:55Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-r2jv-fwfr-4j8c",
  "modified": "2026-01-28T16:15:51Z",
  "published": "2026-01-27T15:30:31Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://askbot.com"
    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
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    }
  ],
  "summary": "askbot inexhaustive permissions check allows any user to modify a different user\u0027s profile picture"
}

CVE-2026-1213 (GCVE-0-2026-1213)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-27 14:04 – Updated: 2026-01-27 20:48

Title

Askbot 0.12.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)

Summary

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Assigner

Fluid Attacks

References

URL

Tags

	https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/ghost	third-party-advisory
	https://askbot.com/	product
	https://github.com/ASKBOT/askbot-devel/commit/3da…	patch

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	askbot	askbot	Affected: 0.12.2

Credits

Daniel Celis

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-R2JV-FWFR-4J8C

CVE-2026-1213 (GCVE-0-2026-1213)

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Nomenclature