Baserow Inactive Non-Staff User serializers.py BaserowImpersonateAuthTokenSerializer improper authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-285.
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in Baserow up to 2.3.2. Affected by this issue is the function BaserowImpersonateAuthTokenSerializer of the file backend/src/baserow/api/admin/users/serializers.py of the component Inactive Non-Staff User Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The presence of this vulnerability remains uncertain at this time. Upgrading to version 2.3.3 can resolve this issue. The affected component should be upgraded. The project maintainer explains: "While the problem exists, I'm not really sure if it's a vulnerability. (....) Even though the back gives a token for a deactivate user, none of the endpoints actually work. That said, we will fix it, but so far it seems more like a bug instead of a vulnerability."
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Baserow | 2.3.0; 2.3.1; 2.3.2 | 2.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Baserow Vendor— Affected 2.3.0; 2.3.1; 2.3.2 Fixed in 2.3.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Baserow Fixed in 2.3.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18817
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h3m-r6q7-49xm
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18817 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18817 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2h3m-r6q7-49xm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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