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MISP EUVDEUVD-2026-36603

| CVE-2026-54398 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-06-12 CIRCL GHSA-27wx-pvwm-cfh2
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 to MISP with editor account
  2. Delivery
    Identify object edit API endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Craft request with distribution=4 and arbitrary sharing_group_id
  4. Execution
    Submit request bypassing sharing group validation
  5. Persist
    Observe response to enumerate restricted sharing group names
  6. Impact
    Reassign object/attribute distribution metadata to unauthorized sharing group

Vulnerability Assessment

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

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must be authenticated to the MISP instance and must possess object editing permissions - either granted directly or via a role that includes object add/edit rights. No elevated administrative privileges are required; a standard analyst-level account with editing rights is sufficient. Exploitation requires sending an HTTP request to the object add or edit endpoint with distribution set to 4 and an arbitrary sharing_group_id value. The target MISP instance must have at least one sharing group configured that the attacker cannot legitimately access; otherwise the information disclosure impact is null. Exploitation is limited to users with pre-existing authenticated sessions and editor-level permissions - unauthenticated attackers and read-only users cannot exploit this flaw. The vulnerability does not require any non-default configuration beyond the presence of sharing groups, which is a standard MISP feature in multi-organization deployments.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3 (Medium) is consistent with the limited blast radius: exploitation requires an authenticated session (PR:L) with pre-existing object editing permissions, and the confidentiality and integrity impacts are both Low (VC:L/VI:L). The attack complexity is Low and no specific attack preconditions (AT:N) are required beyond authentication. Concretely, the worst-case outcome is information disclosure of sharing group names or identifiers that should be invisible to the user, and unauthorized tagging of distribution metadata - neither of which constitutes direct data exfiltration or code execution. There is no availability impact (VA:N). No EPSS score is available in the provided data, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified numerically. The absence of a KEV listing and no known public exploit code further reduces immediate urgency. The primary real-world concern is in high-sensitivity MISP deployments where sharing groups partition intelligence visibility between trusted communities; an insider with limited editor access could map the sharing group topology, undermining the confidentiality model of the platform. This vulnerability is a genuine priority for organizations relying on MISP sharing group boundaries as a security control, but is lower priority for single-organization deployments where sharing groups are not used as access controls.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated MISP user who holds object editing permissions but lacks access to a restricted sharing group crafts an HTTP POST request to the MISP object edit endpoint, setting distribution=4 and supplying an arbitrary sharing_group_id value in the request body. Because the field merge in ObjectsController.php causes the validation check to reference a stale data key that no longer exists, the sharing group authorization check is silently skipped and the object is saved with the unauthorized sharing group assignment. The attacker can enumerate sharing group IDs by observing success or failure responses, learning the names and existence of sharing groups they should not be able to see. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 12, 2026

Sharing group authorization bypass in MISP's object add/edit workflow allows an authenticated user with object-editing permissions to assign objects and their contained attributes to sharing groups they are not authorized to access or view. The flaw stems from a structural data merging step in ObjectsController.php that silently relocates field keys, causing the sharing group validation check to evaluate a stale, already-removed data path and thus never fire. An attacker exploiting this can probe the existence and names of non-visible sharing groups and improperly alter the distribution metadata of objects and embedded attributes. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and this CVE is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update MISP to a version that includes commit 4fe48c523e66999d65f99fdec9508adb3aa1c0f3, which corrects the distribution field key reference in the edit() method and adds per-attribute sharing group validation via the new __validateAttributeSharingGroups() method. The patch reference is available at https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/4fe48c523e66999d65f99fdec9508adb3aa1c0f3. A specific tagged release version containing this fix is not confirmed in the provided data - administrators should identify the first tagged release incorporating this commit and upgrade to it. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict object editing permissions to only fully trusted users within each MISP instance, since the vulnerability requires the actor to hold object editing rights. Auditing MISP event and object logs for anomalous distribution=4 assignments by lower-privilege users may help identify exploitation attempts. Note that restricting editing rights may limit operational workflows and should be assessed against operational impact before implementation.

Affected VersionsENISA

MISP 0 <2.5.40

Affected Packages

euvd misp fix: 2.5.40

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) is a PHP-based threat intelligence sharing application maintained by CIRCL. The affected component is ObjectsController.php, which handles creation and modification of MISP objects - structured containers that group related attributes. The root cause is classified as CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): the edit() method merged the nested data['Object'] fields up to the top level of the request data array and then unset data['Object'], but the subsequent sharing group authorization check still referenced $this->request->data['Object']['distribution'] - a key that no longer existed after the merge. The condition could therefore never be true, meaning the checkIfCanBeUsed() call was never reached. A parallel gap existed for embedded attributes: AttributesController already validated sharing groups for standalone attribute add/edit operations, but no equivalent validation was applied to attributes nested inside objects processed by ObjectsController. The fix corrects the key reference to $this->request->data['distribution'] and introduces a new private __validateAttributeSharingGroups() method that iterates over each embedded attribute with distribution=4 and invokes the same sharing group authorization check used for standalone attributes. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:misp:misp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates all MISP versions are potentially affected prior to the patch commit.

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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:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-exploitable with low complexity; requires authenticated editor-level access (PR:L); limited confidentiality and integrity impact; no availability impact.

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

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
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

An authorization flaw in MISP’s object add/edit handling allowed an authenticated user with object editing permissions to assign a MISP object, or attributes contained within an object, to a sharing group that the user was not authorized to use or view. When editing objects, the sharing group validation was performed against the wrong request data structure after object fields had been merged to the top level, causing the check to be bypassed. In addition, attributes embedded in objects were not individually validated for authorized sharing group use.

An attacker could craft a request with distribution set to 4 and an arbitrary sharing_group_id, potentially disclosing the existence or name of otherwise non-visible sharing groups and improperly modifying the distribution metadata of objects or contained attributes.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 90% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.0%
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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