vFairs 3.3 is affected by Insecure Permissions.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
vFairs 3.3 is affected by Insecure Permissions. Any user logged in to a vFairs virtual conference or event can modify any other users profile information or profile picture. After receiving any user's unique identification number and their own, an HTTP POST request can be made update their profile description or supply a new profile image. This can lead to potential cross-site scripting attacks on any user, or upload malicious PHP webshells as "profile pictures." The user IDs can be easily determined by other responses from the API for an event or chat room.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26679
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xfc-9q6x-h2xp
References
More Vfairs vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-16241 vFairs 3.3 is affected by Remote Code Execution. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16240 Any user logged in to a vFairs 3.3 virtual conference or event can perform SQL injection… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16243 In vFairs 3.3, any user logged in to a vFairs virtual conference or event can modify any… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-26679 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26679 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8xfc-9q6x-h2xp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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