Decidim: Verification documents can be downloaded through reusable links
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Prior to 0.30.9, from 0.31.0 before 0.31.5, and in 0.32.0.rc1 before 0.32.0.rc2, the identity-document verification admin UI embeds verification_attachment blobs through reusable signed Active Storage disk URLs, allowing anyone who obtains a URL to download the scanned document without an authenticated Decidim session until the signature expires. Verification-document images are rendered with variant_url(...), which produces signed /rails/active_storage/disk/... links instead of routing the file through an authorization-checking controller. Because Decidim configures Active Storage service URLs to remain valid for seven days, the URL itself becomes the credential for that period. The affected files are verification_attachment blobs on Decidim::Authorization, and the admin review pages embed those signed URLs directly into the HTML for pending and confirmation views. This issue is fixed in versions 0.30.9, 0.31.5, and 0.32.0.rc2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decidim | decidim | before 0.30.9; 0.31.0.rc1 to before 0.31.5; 0.32.0.rc1 to before 0.32.0 | 0.30.9, 0.31.5, 0.32.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | decidim-verifications (RubyGems) | before 0.30.9 | 0.30.9 | Patch available | GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5 |
| — | decidim-verifications (RubyGems) | 0.31.0.rc1 to before 0.31.5 | 0.31.5 | Patch available | GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5 |
| — | decidim-verifications (RubyGems) | 0.32.0.rc1 to before 0.32.0 | 0.32.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5 |
- decidim Vendordecidim Affected before 0.30.9; 0.31.0.rc1 to before 0.31.5; 0.32.0.rc1 to before 0.32.0 Fixed in 0.30.9, 0.31.5, 0.32.0 Patch available CNA
- decidim-verifications (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.30.9 Fixed in 0.30.9 Patch available GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5
- decidim-verifications (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.31.0.rc1 to before 0.31.5 Fixed in 0.31.5 Patch available GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5
- decidim-verifications (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.32.0.rc1 to before 0.32.0 Fixed in 0.32.0 Patch available GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA decidim (decidim) Fixed in 0.30.9, 0.31.5, 0.32.0
- Fix · GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5 decidim-verifications (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.30.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5 decidim-verifications (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.31.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5 decidim-verifications (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.32.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45378
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5
References
More decidim vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40203 Decidim's private data exports can lead to data leaks CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-33203 Decidim: JWT-backed authentication can be replayed across organizations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-33168 Decidim: Private exports can be downloaded through reusable links CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-33204 Decidim: CSV census record endpoints improper authorization CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2026-33167 Decidim: Admin user search allows SQL injection through similarity-based sorting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2026-32933 Decidim: Forms admin question editor lacks authorization CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-45378 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45378 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mvf-82qp-8qh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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