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BookWyrm CVE-2026-86112

| EUVDEUVD-2026-71944 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-09-05 disclosure@vulncheck.com GHSA-6779-9x55-mqpq
5.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: vulncheck
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Vendor (vulncheck) PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/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
vuln.today AI
5.4 MEDIUM

Network-exploitable with any valid account (PR:L); partial confidentiality (ID enumeration) and integrity (unauthorized favorites) impact; no availability effect.

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

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CVSS VectorVendor: vulncheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Metadata Corrected
Sep 05, 2026 - 10:40 vuln.today
tag: Authentication Bypass removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 05, 2026 - 10:31 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

BookWyrm through 0.9.1 fails to validate user visibility permissions in the Favorite and Unfavorite views, allowing authenticated attackers to favorite or unfavorite followers-only and direct statuses they cannot access. Attackers can POST to the favorite endpoint with a status ID to create unauthorized interactions, trigger ActivityPub broadcasts, and enumerate private status IDs through response differentiation.

AnalysisAI

Broken object-level authorization in BookWyrm through 0.9.1 lets authenticated users favorite or unfavorite followers-only and direct statuses they are not permitted to view. By POSTing a controlled status ID to the /favorite or /unfavorite endpoint, an attacker can create unauthorized social interactions, trigger ActivityPub federation broadcasts that notify the content owner's network, and enumerate private status IDs through response differentiation attacks. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid authenticated account on the target BookWyrm instance (PR:L); unauthenticated access is not sufficient. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The real-world risk is moderate and bounded primarily by the authentication requirement - exploitation demands a valid BookWyrm account on the target instance. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation No vendor-released patch version has been identified in the available data - 'through 0.9.1' in the description implies the issue was unresolved at that release. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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