Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-85378light0011 cms Chapter Controller ChapterController.class.php _initialize authorization
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in cms from light0011. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in light0011 cms c774dce31c6df0055568a8d5c53d964d99be199d/f72cf46f601efb2a0618c3814cc2f61380b38930. Affected by this issue is the function AuthController::_initialize of the file App/Admin/Controller/ChapterController.class.php of the component Chapter Controller. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-398532 | light0011 cms Chapter Controller ChapterController.class.php _initialize authorization vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-398532 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-85378 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #894787 | light0011 cms f72cf46f601efb2a0618c3814cc2f61380b38930 Authorization Bypass third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/light0011/cms/issues/4 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/light0011/cms/ product