CVE-2026-52819 json
Kimai: Teamlead authorization bypass in GET /api/timesheets allows reading other users' timesheet records without being teamlead of the target
published 2026-07-13 3 mo ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also GHSA-4m8q-55qv-9pwp , EUVD-2026-78398
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to 2.57.0, the GET /api/timesheets list endpoint accepts user and users[] target identifiers from a caller with view_other_timesheet but does not apply access_user or verify that a ROLE_TEAMLEAD requester leads a team containing each target user. TimesheetController::cgetAction() adds the resolved users directly to the query while project and customer filtering still permits records on unscoped projects or projects sharing ordinary team membership, allowing a teamlead to retrieve another user's descriptions, timing data, tags, rate, and internalRate even though GET /api/timesheets/{id} would deny access through TimesheetVoter. This issue is fixed in version 2.57.0.
Patch / fix
- packagist kimai/kimai 2.57.0
- github.com/kimai/kimai@976d38e commit
- github.com/kimai/kimai#5929 pull request
- github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.57.0 release
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 54 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-4m8q-55qv-9pwp referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | kimai/kimai | <2.57.0 |
2.57.0 |
Affected products
- kimai kimai
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
- github.com /kimai/kimai/pull/5929
- github.com /kimai/kimai/commit/976d38e8a4485a1c923ee7b5841849e91a06e849
-
github.com
/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-4m8q-55qv-9pwp
exploit, web
- github.com /kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.57.0
- kimai.org /en/security/ghsa-4m8q-55qv-9pwp
-
github.com
/kimai/kimai
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-52819
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4m8q-55qv-9pwp
- NVD CVE-2026-52819
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