CVE-2026-47227

Admidio module-administrator can delete or reorder categories owned by other modules via dead authorization check in `modules/categories.php`

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Aug 12, 2026
Updated
Aug 12, 2026
Reserved
May 18, 2026

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Description

Admidio is an open-source user management solution. `modules/categories.php` checks that the supplied `type` parameter (`ANN`, `EVT`, `ROL`, `USF`, …) corresponds to a module the actor administers. The follow-up "is this specific category editable by me" check at lines 56-61 is dead code because it compares `$getType` (a category-type code) against mode names (`edit`/`save`/`delete`); the condition is permanently false, so `$category->isEditable()` is never invoked. Prior to version 5.0.10, the `delete`, `sequence`, and `save` switch cases load the category by the supplied UUID and act on it without re-checking that the category belongs to a module the actor administers. A user holding only one module-administrator right can therefore destroy or reorder empty categories belonging to *other* modules — for example, an announcements administrator can delete role categories, profile-field categories, or weblink categories that they have no right to touch. Version 5.0.10 fixes the issue.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

ProductVersions
admidioAdmidio
  • < 5.0.10Affected

References

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