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MISP CVE-2026-9136

| EUVDEUVD-2026-31151 HIGH
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-05-20 CIRCL GHSA-hfjr-4239-84fm
8.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: CIRCL
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Authenticate to MISP as contributor
  2. Delivery
    Enumerate target ShadowAttribute id via API
  3. Exploit
    Craft add proposal POST with injected id field
  4. Execution
    CakePHP ORM treats id as UPDATE directive
  5. Persist
    Overwrite foreign ShadowAttribute record
  6. Impact
    Corrupt cross-community threat intelligence

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 MISP account (PR:L) with the role permission to submit ShadowAttribute proposals - typically any contributor in a sharing community, not just administrators - against MISP instance versions 2.5.0 through 2.5.37 reachable over the network on the standard web/API interface. The attacker must know or be able to enumerate a valid existing ShadowAttribute id (sequential integer primary key, often discoverable via the API or REST event exports). What limits exploitation: the bug is confined to the ShadowAttribute add workflow (other models are not implicated), no anonymous access is possible, and the attacker can only overwrite ShadowAttribute records - not core Attributes or Events directly - though impact still spans event contexts the attacker should not control.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity, no-user-interaction exploitation requiring only low-privileged authentication - realistic for any MISP instance with a community of contributors who can submit proposals. Impact is asymmetric: VI:H and SI:H (high integrity impact to vulnerable and subsequent systems) with no confidentiality or availability impact, matching the described outcome of unauthorized record overwrites that can propagate across federated MISP communities. There is no EPSS score, KEV listing, or public PoC available, which is consistent with an authenticated, application-specific issue in a niche product rather than a mass-exploited internet bug - but the 8.3 score and trust-model implications make this a real priority for any organization running MISP as a shared intelligence hub, since a single compromised contributor account can silently corrupt cross-event proposal data. The description's hint that data may 'move across event contexts' suggests potential confidentiality side effects not fully captured by VC:N - defenders should not over-rely on the integrity-only framing.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated MISP user with permission to submit shadow attribute proposals enumerates or guesses the integer id of an existing ShadowAttribute belonging to another event they cannot edit. They submit a normal-looking proposal-creation POST to the add endpoint for their own event but inject the target id into the ShadowAttribute payload, causing the framework to silently UPDATE the foreign record with attacker-chosen content (e.g., neutralizing a malware IOC by overwriting its value, type, or comment), thereby corrupting shared threat intelligence without triggering a creation event. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – May 20, 2026

Insecure Direct Object Reference in MISP 2.5.0 through 2.5.37 allows authenticated users with shadow attribute submission privileges to overwrite arbitrary existing ShadowAttribute records by supplying a target id within the add proposal request. The framework's ORM interprets a client-supplied primary key as an update directive, breaking the boundary between proposal creation and modification. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to MISP 2.5.38 or later, which adds an explicit unset($this->request->data['ShadowAttribute']['id']) in the add() controller action before the save operation, ensuring proposal submissions always create rather than update records (see https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/49911b1d4b6e4517d803e50e3d980aaa4d37c16d). If immediate upgrade is not feasible, operators can apply the one-line cherry-pick of that commit to ShadowAttributesController.php, or temporarily restrict shadow attribute submission privileges to highly trusted users via the MISP role permissions interface (this disables a core collaborative proposal workflow and is only suitable as a short-term measure). Enabling audit logging on the ShadowAttributes table and reviewing recent UPDATE operations on shadow_attributes for anomalous edits by accounts that should only be inserting is recommended to detect any pre-patch abuse; expect log volume to grow noticeably on active instances.

Affected VersionsENISA

MISP 2.5.0 ≤2.5.37

Affected Packages

euvd misp no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) is an open-source threat intelligence platform built on the CakePHP framework, which uses Active Record-style ORM semantics where a supplied primary key (id) on a save() call is interpreted as an UPDATE rather than an INSERT. The vulnerability is a textbook CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key: the ShadowAttributesController::add() action in app/Controller/ShadowAttributesController.php accepted the entire request payload under the ShadowAttribute key without scrubbing the id field before passing it to the model layer. ShadowAttributes represent community proposals to edit existing event attributes, so manipulation of these records subverts MISP's review/approval workflow that data-sharing communities rely on for integrity.

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Severity by source

Vendor (CIRCL) PRIMARY 8.3 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (CIRCL) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: CIRCL

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

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was identified in the ShadowAttribute proposal creation workflow. The add action accepted user-controlled ShadowAttribute request data without removing the id field before saving the record. Because the underlying framework treats a supplied primary key as an instruction to update an existing record, an authenticated user able to submit shadow attribute proposals could provide the identifier of an existing ShadowAttribute and cause that record to be updated instead of creating a new proposal.

This can result in unauthorized modification of existing shadow attributes, potentially affecting proposals associated with events the user should not be able to alter. Depending on deployment configuration and accessible API responses, the issue may also expose or move proposal data across event contexts.

The vulnerability is caused by trusting a client-supplied primary key during object creation. The fix removes the id field from incoming ShadowAttribute data before processing, ensuring that the endpoint always creates a new proposal rather than updating an existing one. This has been fixed in MISP 2.5.38.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

MISP threat intelligence platform versions 2.5.0 through 2.5.37 contain an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability allowing authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary threat intelligence records without authorization. This exposes organizations to data integrity compromise and potential intelligence poisoning through insider threats or compromised accounts. Affected organizations must prioritize patching to maintain the integrity of threat intelligence supporting security operations.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 88% exploitable
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment CIRCL GitHub VulDB

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
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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