CVE-2026-116136 (GCVE-0-2026-116136)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-25 11:51
Modified
2026-10-29 19:51
Severity ?
6.0 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Summary
ProjectSend 2.0.0 through 2.7.1 contains an incomplete authorization vulnerability in FileVersions::link() that allows staff users to share files without authorization by linking file versions. Attackers can link their file onto an intermediate revision or assign out-of-scope clients, causing moveAssignmentsToRoot() to expose protected original files to unauthorized clients.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
projectsend ProjectSend Version: 2.0.0   ≤ 2.7.1
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