Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-108951LavaLite CMS through 10.1.2 Authorization Bypass via User Update API
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in cms from lavalite. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
LavaLite CMS through 10.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated low-privileged users to modify other users' accounts by abusing the AbstractRequest isWorkflow() check. Attackers can send a PATCH request to the user update route with a target identifier to change name, email, password, status, or mobile, including for administrators.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/LavaLite/cms/issues/431 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/LavaLite/framework/blob/a06cba09da27087b2013035c38c536491e4f83ad/src/Litepie/Http/Request/AbstractRequest.php#L62-L70 technical-description
- https://github.com/LavaLite/framework/blob/a06cba09da27087b2013035c38c536491e4f83ad/src/Litepie/User/config/user.php#L515 technical-description
- https://github.com/LavaLite/cms product
- VulnCheck Advisory: LavaLite CMS through 10.1.2 Authorization Bypass via User Update API third-party-advisory