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GROWI CVE-2026-105272

| EUVDEUVD-2026-111555 LOW
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-10-28 jpcert GHSA-496g-3857-hf6v
2.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: jpcert
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privilege GROWI user
  2. Exploit
    Obtain target page's revision ObjectId
  3. Execution
    Pair foreign revisionId with a viewable pageId via API
  4. Impact
    Read unauthorized page body and comments

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated GROWI session - any logged-in user, including read-only accounts (no edit permission needed). The attacker must also know or find the target revision's ID, a MongoDB ObjectId composed of timestamp, per-process random value, and counter; it is not secret, and because a user can create their own revisions and learn the per-process value and counter, IDs generated around the same time by the same process are easier to find than a purely random value. Exploitation uses existing read endpoints - GET /_api/v3/page?pageId=<viewable>&revisionId=<foreign>, the /<viewable page>?revisionId=... view, or GET /_api/comments.get?page_id=<viewable>&revision_id=<foreign> - which checked access on the pageId but never verified the revision belonged to it. Limiting factors: authentication is mandatory, the correct revision ObjectId must be obtained, and share-link access is not affected.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue, and the signals are consistent rather than conflicting. The vendor/CVSS 4.0 base vector (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N) yields a 2.3 score, and the vuln.today decision label is 'monitor' - both point to low urgency. Authentication is required: the vector contains PR:L, so this is an authenticated attacker, and the GHSA advisory confirms even a read-only logged-in user qualifies. Impact is limited (VC:L/VI:L): an attacker can read the body and comments of pages they lack read permission for, plus link comments to foreign revisions, but cannot write page content or affect availability. The AT:P (attack requirement present) reflects the real limiting factor - the attacker must know the target revision's MongoDB ObjectId, which the advisory notes is 'not secret by design' but also not trivially enumerable. No EPSS score was provided in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no PoC/exploit reference is present among the sources (only the GHSA advisory, vendor news, and JVN entries). Bottom line: a real but low-severity authenticated information-disclosure flaw, not a widespread-exploitation emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A logged-in GROWI user with read-only or limited access wants the contents of a page they are not permitted to view. Knowing (or inferring, from the semi-predictable ObjectId structure) the ID of a revision of that restricted page, they call GET /_api/v3/page with a pageId they can view and the foreign revisionId, and the server returns the other revision's body - leaving no trace. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the attack requires authentication and knowledge of the target revision ID.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Authenticated read-permission bypass in GROWI versions 3.2.10 through 8.0.6 lets any logged-in user, including read-only accounts without edit permission, read the body or comments of a revision belonging to a page they cannot view by pairing that revision ID with the ID of a page they can view. The flaw is a CWE-639 authorization bypass in the page view, GET /_api/v3/page, and GET /_api/comments.get paths; share-link access is unaffected. It is low severity (CVSS 4.0: 2.3), fixed in v8.0.7, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: v8.0.7. Upgrade to GROWI v8.0.7 or later; the fix makes the page body and comments.get use a client-supplied revision only when it belongs to the page being served, falling back to the page's own latest revision and comments so a foreign revision ID cannot be distinguished from an unknown one, and comments.add, comments.update, and inline-comments reject a revision of another page. The vendor states there are no workarounds, so upgrading is the only complete fix. Advisories: https://github.com/growilabs/growi/security/advisories/GHSA-m72c-xgjf-56ww and https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51223238/ ; vendor notice: https://growi.co.jp/news/48/.

Affected VersionsENISA

GROWI v3.2.10 ≤v8.0.6

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Technical ContextAI · show details

GROWI's revision model uses MongoDB ObjectIds, which are composed of a timestamp, a per-process random value, and a counter, so revision IDs are not secret by design. Several read paths took a client-supplied revision ID but checked authorization only against the page ID sent alongside it, never verifying that the revision belonged to that page. A logged-in user who can create revisions of their own can learn the per-process value and counter, making IDs created around the same time by the same process easier to discover than a purely random value would suggest. The page body path has been affected since v3.3.0 and comments.get has accepted revision_id since at least v3.2.10, with all versions up to and including v8.0.6 affected. This is the read-side counterpart of GHSA-pqx5-gx68-83h4 (write side: tags.update and PUT /_api/v3/page); POST /_api/comments.add, POST /_api/comments.update, and POST /_api/v3/inline-comments also accepted a foreign revision for linking but exposed no content through those operations.

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Severity by source

Vendor (jpcert) PRIMARY 2.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.2 MEDIUM

Authenticated low-privilege user (PR:L) over the network API (AV:N); needing a valid non-secret revision ObjectId makes it AC:H; limited unauthorized read (C:L) and minor comment-linking integrity (I:L), no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (jpcert).

CVSS VectorVendor: jpcert

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Severity Changed
Oct 28, 2026 - 03:22 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Oct 28, 2026 - 03:22 NVD
4.2 (MEDIUM) 2.3 (LOW)

DescriptionCVE.org

GROWI contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in its page viewing and commenting functionality due to improper use of a user-controlled key. By exploiting this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker may obtain the contents and comments of pages without the required read permission.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source wiki/collaboration platform, limited enterprise deployment footprint
Social Media
2
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

12
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +12
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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