CVE-2026-8890 json
code100x Mobile API Authentication Bypass via Header Spoofing
published 2026-05-26 5 mo ago modified 2026-11-08 22 h ago also EUVD-2026-31953
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, 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
code100x contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Mobile API that allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate arbitrary users by supplying a crafted JSON payload in the 'g' HTTP header. The middleware in middleware.ts skips identity header generation when an Auth-Key header is present without validating its value, allowing attackers to inject a spoofed user identity header that the downstream route handler in the mobile courses endpoint accepts as trusted, granting unauthorized access to course data belonging to any enrolled user or administrator.
Patch / fix
- code100x code100x 88c6c5e94e23da101235c4c7e9c7591ac1016549, 90b489ee7c63c301107d6374d4b3f2b8e4060fe5
- github.com/code100x/cms#1927 pull request
- github.com/code100x/cms#1927 pull request
- github.com/code100x/cms#1927 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.49% 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/code100x/cms/pull/1927 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/code100x/cms/issues/1924 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/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 products
- code100x code100x
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
References
-
github.com
/code100x/cms/pull/1927
issue-tracking, patch, exploit
-
github.com
/code100x/cms/pull/1927/changes/90b489ee7c63c301107d6374d4b3f2b8e4060fe5
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/code100x/cms/pull/1927/changes/88c6c5e94e23da101235c4c7e9c7591ac1016549
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/code100x/cms/issues/1924
issue-tracking, exploit
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/code100x-mobile-api-authentication-bypass-via-header-spoofing
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8890
- NVD CVE-2026-8890
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