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MISP CVE-2026-95805

| EUVDEUVD-2026-84501 MEDIUM
Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
2026-09-22 CIRCL GHSA-c2r5-m9w2-228q
5.3
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 as low-privileged MISP user
  2. Exploit
    Request previewEventAttributes endpoint
  3. Execution
    ACL check fails on malformed permission key
  4. Impact
    Retrieve restricted event attribute data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization verification
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated MISP user account on the instance (PR:L) reaching the previewEventAttributes controller action over the network; no user interaction is needed. Exploitation is gated by the ACL system's behavior on an unmatched permission key: only if the malformed 'theming_enabled*' key causes the check to fail open does an under-privileged account gain access to event attribute data - if it fails closed, the effect is instead denial of access to legitimate theming_enabled users (availability). No special non-default configuration is described; the flaw is present wherever the affected ACLComponent.php version ships.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-to-moderate-risk authorization flaw, not a high-severity emergency. The vendor CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L) is consistent with the evidence: the single-character ACL typo ('theming_enabled*' vs 'theming_enabled') affects one endpoint, requires an already-authenticated MISP user (PR:L), and yields only limited confidentiality impact (VC:L) - exposure of event attribute/indicator data to users who should not see it. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so there is no evidence of active or automated exploitation; the signals are internally consistent (low CVSS, no KEV, no POC) rather than conflicting. One real ambiguity is worth flagging: the description and the malformed-key mechanism mean the outcome is ACL-evaluation-dependent - it could manifest as an authorization BYPASS (unauthorized read, the confidentiality case the vendor scored) OR as a denial of legitimate access (availability impact), and the input does not confirm which MISP's evaluator actually produces. The CWE is CWE-285 (improper authorization), so the 'Authentication Bypass' tag overstates it - no authentication is bypassed. Overall this is a low-priority hygiene fix rather than a widely-exploitable threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated MISP user without the theming_enabled permission navigates to the previewEventAttributes endpoint; because the ACL rule references a non-existent permission key, the access-control check malfunctions and (in the bypass case) returns event attribute and indicator data the user should not be able to view. No public exploit code was identified, and exploitation requires an existing low-privileged account on the instance.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 22, 2026

An authorization-check weakness in the Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP) can allow an authenticated, low-privileged user to reach the previewEventAttributes endpoint because a typo in ACLComponent.php registers the required permission as 'theming_enabled*' - with a trailing asterisk - a string that matches no valid permission identifier in the ACL system. The issue affects MISP instances that ship the affected ACLComponent.php revision (CPE cpe:2.3:a:misp:misp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*); the practical outcome depends on the ACL evaluator's behavior on an unmatched key, failing open (exposing event attribute data to users who should not see it) or failing closed (denying access to legitimate theming_enabled users). Rated CVSS 4.0 base 5.3 (and CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N in independent review), this is a low-to-moderate-risk authorization flaw rather than an emergency; no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and no KEV listing or EPSS data was provided.

RemediationAI

Apply the upstream fix in MISP/MISP commit 5ac8d1e4d (https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/5ac8d1e4d), or, where the change cannot be taken wholesale, edit app/Controller/Component/ACLComponent.php so the previewEventAttributes entry reads ['theming_enabled'] instead of ['theming_enabled*'] - a one-line correction confirmed by the commit diff. Patch status is best described as: upstream fix available (PR/commit); a released patched version is not independently confirmed from the supplied data, so the commit reference is the authoritative remediation artifact rather than an invented version number. Because the impact hinges on whether the ACL evaluator fails open or closed, validate the fix by testing previewEventAttributes with both a theming_enabled account and a deliberately under-privileged account, confirming the first is granted access and the second is not; this closes the ambiguity that the typo introduced. If immediate code changes are not possible, compensating controls are limited and carry trade-offs: blocking or restricting the previewEventAttributes route at the reverse proxy or web-server layer for non-administrative sessions prevents the potential fail-open data exposure but also breaks legitimate theming_enabled functionality and can be bypassed if alternate routing paths exist; tightening instance-wide role assignments so that only trusted accounts hold broad ACL grants reduces the blast radius of an unnoticed ACL misconfiguration but degrades legitimate analyst workflows. Neither control repairs the underlying authorization defect, so treat them as temporary until the ACLComponent.php correction is deployed.

Affected VersionsENISA

MISP 0 <2.5.47

Affected Packages

euvd misp fix: 2.5.47

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

MISP is a PHP application built on the CakePHP framework, and its ACLComponent.php acts as the central map from controller action names to the permission or role identifiers permitted to invoke them. Each entry is an array whose values are the permission strings that satisfy the access check for that action - for example, the adjacent entry for previewEventObjects correctly uses ['theming_enabled']. The entry for previewEventAttributes was instead written as ['theming_enabled*'], leaving a stray trailing asterisk. Because 'theming_enabled*' is not a registered permission identifier, the authorization comparison for that action no longer resolves to a real grant, producing an improper authorization condition classified as CWE-285. The security-relevant consequence is entirely dependent on how the ACL component treats an unmatched permission key: a fail-open implementation treats the check as satisfied and permits any authenticated user (CVSS vector PR:L, i.e. authenticated, not unauthenticated) to reach previewEventAttributes, which surfaces MISP event attribute and indicator data; a fail-closed implementation instead denies the endpoint to legitimate theming_enabled users, giving an availability rather than confidentiality impact. The malformed ACL entry is the sole root cause; no memory-safety, injection, or cryptographic primitive is involved, which is why the independent assessment caps the impact at low confidentiality with no integrity or availability effect.

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Severity by source

Vendor (CIRCL) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
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
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Authenticated low-privileged user (PR:L) over the network reaches one endpoint; primary described impact is limited unauthorized read of attribute data (C:L), no integrity or availability change in the bypass case.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (CIRCL).

CVSS VectorVendor: CIRCL

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

DescriptionCVE.org

A typo in the MISP ACLComponent access control configuration caused the ACL rule for the previewEventAttributes action to reference the permission string 'theming_enabled*' (with a trailing asterisk) instead of the correct 'theming_enabled'. In the MISP ACL system, the array values define which role or permission grants access to a given controller action. The adjacent entry previewEventObjects correctly uses ['theming_enabled'], confirming the intended restriction. The malformed key 'theming_enabled*' does not match any valid permission identifier, causing the access control check for previewEventAttributes to malfunction. Depending on the ACL evaluation logic, this could result in either unauthorized users gaining access to the previewEventAttributes endpoint (authorization bypass) or legitimate users being denied access (availability impact).

The previewEventAttributes endpoint exposes event attribute data within MISP so an authorization bypass could expose sensitive indicator and attribute data to users who should not have access.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
MISP is a widely-used but security-niche open-source threat-intelligence platform
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
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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