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GHSA-V39M-97P8-GQG7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-04 19:28 – Updated: 2026-06-04 19:28
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Summary
Shopware: Privilege escalation: non-admin user with user:create ACL can create admin accounts
Details

UserController::upsertUser() writes user data in SYSTEM_SCOPE and does not filter the admin field. A non-admin API user with user:create or user:update ACL permission can set admin: true on new or existing users, escalating to full admin access.

The Problem

In src/Core/Framework/Api/Controller/UserController.php, line 210-234:

public function upsertUser(?string $userId, Request $request, Context $context, ResponseFactoryInterface $factory): Response
{
    $data = $request->request->all(); // raw request data, no field filtering
    // ...
    $events = $context->scope(Context::SYSTEM_SCOPE, fn (Context $context) =>
        $this->userRepository->upsert([$data], $context)
    );
}

SYSTEM_SCOPE bypasses AclWriteValidator entirely (line 52 of AclWriteValidator::preValidate() returns early for SYSTEM_SCOPE). The admin boolean field is accepted without restriction.

Compare with IntegrationController::upsertIntegration() in the same codebase, which correctly checks:

if ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource)
    || (!$source->isAdmin()
    && isset($data['admin']))
) {
    throw new PermissionDeniedException();
}

UserController is missing this exact check.

Impact

Any API user with the low-privilege user:create permission can create accounts with full admin access, or with user:update can promote any existing user to admin. This is a direct privilege escalation.

Suggested Fix

Add the same isAdmin() check from IntegrationController:

$source = $context->getSource();
if ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource) || (!$source->isAdmin() && isset($data['admin']))) {
    throw new PermissionDeniedException();
}

Best regards, Keyvan Hardani

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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        "name": "shopware/platform"
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-48010"
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-04T19:28:29Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "`UserController::upsertUser()` writes user data in `SYSTEM_SCOPE` and does not filter the `admin` field. A non-admin API user with `user:create` or `user:update` ACL permission can set `admin: true` on new or existing users, escalating to full admin access.\n\n## The Problem\n\nIn `src/Core/Framework/Api/Controller/UserController.php`, line 210-234:\n\n```php\npublic function upsertUser(?string $userId, Request $request, Context $context, ResponseFactoryInterface $factory): Response\n{\n    $data = $request-\u003erequest-\u003eall(); // raw request data, no field filtering\n    // ...\n    $events = $context-\u003escope(Context::SYSTEM_SCOPE, fn (Context $context) =\u003e\n        $this-\u003euserRepository-\u003eupsert([$data], $context)\n    );\n}\n```\n\n`SYSTEM_SCOPE` bypasses `AclWriteValidator` entirely (line 52 of `AclWriteValidator::preValidate()` returns early for `SYSTEM_SCOPE`). The `admin` boolean field is accepted without restriction.\n\nCompare with `IntegrationController::upsertIntegration()` in the same codebase, which correctly checks:\n\n```php\nif ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource)\n    || (!$source-\u003eisAdmin()\n    \u0026\u0026 isset($data[\u0027admin\u0027]))\n) {\n    throw new PermissionDeniedException();\n}\n```\n\n`UserController` is missing this exact check.\n\n## Impact\n\nAny API user with the low-privilege `user:create` permission can create accounts with full admin access, or with `user:update` can promote any existing user to admin. This is a direct privilege escalation.\n\n## Suggested Fix\n\nAdd the same `isAdmin()` check from `IntegrationController`:\n\n```php\n$source = $context-\u003egetSource();\nif ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource) || (!$source-\u003eisAdmin() \u0026\u0026 isset($data[\u0027admin\u0027]))) {\n    throw new PermissionDeniedException();\n}\n```\n\nBest regards,\nKeyvan Hardani",
  "id": "GHSA-v39m-97p8-gqg7",
  "modified": "2026-06-04T19:28:29Z",
  "published": "2026-06-04T19:28:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware/security/advisories/GHSA-v39m-97p8-gqg7"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware/releases/tag/v6.6.10.18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware/releases/tag/v6.7.10.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Shopware: Privilege escalation: non-admin user with user:create ACL can create admin accounts"
}



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