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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2026-86285 json

BookStack Attachment Edit Endpoint AttachmentController.php getUpdateForm access control

published 2026-09-07 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-09 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-72301

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was detected in BookStack up to 26.05.2. Affected by this issue is the function AttachmentController::getUpdateForm of the file app/Uploads/Controllers/AttachmentController.php of the component Attachment Edit Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument ID results in improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 4e406c41c4c8060a5795e74c66fb96362e54f400. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Patch / fix

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
1 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • ashutosh-jena.in https://ashutosh-jena.in/blog/broken-access-control-in-bookstack-how-a-missing-permission-check-leaked-attachment-data referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a BookStack

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control
  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

Sources

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