Missing authorization check on save-job event handler in oban_web
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in oban-bg oban_web ('Elixir.Oban.Web.Jobs.DetailComponent' modules) allows unauthorized job worker substitution. The handle_event("save-job", ...) handler in 'Elixir.Oban.Web.Jobs.DetailComponent' does not perform an authorization check, unlike the sibling cancel, delete, and retry handlers which all verify the caller's privileges via can?/2. An authenticated user with :read_only access can push a forged save-job LiveView WebSocket event to overwrite a job's worker field with any other existing Oban.Worker module in the application. On the job's next execution attempt, Oban will invoke perform/1 on the attacker-chosen module instead of the intended one. This issue affects oban_web: from 2.12.0 before 2.12.5.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oban-bg | oban_web | 2.12.0 to before 2.12.5 | 2.12.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | oban_web (Hex) | 2.12.0 to before 2.12.5 | 2.12.5 | Patch available | GHSA-389x-rgxr-8m33 |
- oban_web Vendoroban-bg Affected 2.12.0 to before 2.12.5 Fixed in 2.12.5 Patch available CNA
- oban_web (Hex) Vendor— Affected 2.12.0 to before 2.12.5 Fixed in 2.12.5 Patch available GHSA-389x-rgxr-8m33
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oban_web_project:oban_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:oban_web_project:oban_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
- Fix · CNA oban_web (oban-bg) Fixed in 2.12.5
- Fix · GHSA-389x-rgxr-8m33 oban_web (Hex) Fixed in 2.12.5 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
oban-bg oban_web 2.12.5
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-35949 Unbounded range expansion in cron describe causes memory exhaustion in oban_webPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48592
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-389x-rgxr-8m33
References
Advisory 2
More oban-bg vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35949 Unbounded range expansion in cron describe causes memory exhaustion in oban_web CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-48592 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48592 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-389x-rgxr-8m33 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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