Kiwi TCMS: The /init-db/ page renders and responds to requests after first use
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. Prior to 16.0, the unauthenticated /init-db/ page handled by InitDBView in tcms/core/views.py remains reachable after initial setup and proxies repeated requests to Kiwi/manage.py migrate. The migration command is reentrant, so repeated access reports that no migrations are available and does not cause data loss, alter application state, reveal confidential information, or produce a documented availability impact. This issue is fixed in version 16.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kiwitcms | Kiwi | before 16.0 | 16.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | kiwitcms (PyPI) | up to 12.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-v8rp-6xcv-fwgh |
- Kiwi Vendorkiwitcms Affected before 16.0 Fixed in 16.0 Patch available CNA
- kiwitcms (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 12.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-v8rp-6xcv-fwgh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Kiwi (kiwitcms) Fixed in 16.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49292
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8rp-6xcv-fwgh
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-v8rp-6xcv-fwgh
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/pull/4364
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/d364ec47ec5a77b98bad2ab702b0406075a0e081
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/releases/tag/v16.0
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/06/05/kiwi-tcms-160
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi
More kiwitcms vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-14429 Kiwi TCMS unrestricted file upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2023-14444 Kiwi TCMS has command injection vulnerability in changelog.yml CI workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-18603 Kiwi TCMS's misconfigured HTTP headers allow stored XSS execution with Firefox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-16845 Stored cross site scripting (XSS) via unrestricted file upload in Kiwi TCMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-03753 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in kiwitcms/kiwi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-14379 Kiwi TCMS may allow user to update email address to unverified one CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-49292 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49292 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8rp-6xcv-fwgh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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