NL Portal: Missing per-user authorization on document and decision GraphQL queries in nl-portal-backend-libraries
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- 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 and CWE-285.
Summary
NL Portal Backend Libraries provide backend components for Dutch government portals that interact with residents, customers, suppliers, and partner organizations. The `nl.nl-portal:documenten-api` package through version 3.0.0 and the `nl.nl-portal:besluiten` package from version 1.5.0 through 3.0.0 lack per-user authorization in GraphQL resolvers, allowing an authenticated user to access other users’ document contents, decisions, audit trails, and decision attachments. Version 3.0.1 contains a patch. As a workaround, block the affected document-content and decision-related GraphQL operations at the API gateway or block their GraphQL types entirely.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nl-portal | nl.nl-portal:besluiten | 1.5.0 to before 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| nl-portal | nl.nl-portal:documenten-api | before 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | nl.nl-portal:documenten-api (Maven) | before 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm |
| — | nl.nl-portal:besluiten (Maven) | 1.5.0 to before 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm |
- nl.nl-portal:besluiten Vendornl-portal Affected 1.5.0 to before 3.0.1 Fixed in 3.0.1 Patch available CNA
- nl.nl-portal:documenten-api Vendornl-portal Affected before 3.0.1 Fixed in 3.0.1 Patch available CNA
- nl.nl-portal:documenten-api (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.1 Fixed in 3.0.1 Patch available GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm
- nl.nl-portal:besluiten (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.5.0 to before 3.0.1 Fixed in 3.0.1 Patch available GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nl.nl-portal:besluiten (nl-portal) Fixed in 3.0.1
- Fix · CNA nl.nl-portal:documenten-api (nl-portal) Fixed in 3.0.1
- Fix · GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm nl.nl-portal:documenten-api (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm nl.nl-portal:besluiten (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm
References
More nl-portal vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-74868 Server-side request forgery in NL Portal Backend Libraries CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-74865 Missing authorization in NL Portal Backend Libraries exposes documents CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-36619 NL Portal: IDOR allows any authenticated user to complete and tamper with another user's taak CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-36617 nl.nl-portal:app has GraphiQL UI and GraphQL schema introspection enabled by default CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-49463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpm9-h556-mwxm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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