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TI-2026-38687 Aliases CVE-2026-53643

FOSSBilling allows low-privileged staff accounts to perform unauthorized actions via admin API endpoints

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-639.

Summary

FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Versions prior to 0.8.0 allow low-privileged staff accounts to perform unauthorized actions via admin API endpoints. The root cause is a combination of the `can_always_access` module flag (which grants all staff access to certain modules) and insufficient permission checks or unsafe parameter handling on individual endpoints. Version 0.8.0 contains a fix. Some workarounds are available. Restrict staff accounts to only those who need access to sensitive settings and/or use a reverse proxy or WAF to restrict access to the affected endpoints to trusted IP addresses or higher-privilege roles.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FOSSBilling (FOSSBilling): 0.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FOSSBillingFOSSBillingbefore 0.8.00.8.0Patch availableCNA
  • FOSSBilling VendorFOSSBilling Affected before 0.8.0 Fixed in 0.8.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FOSSBilling (FOSSBilling) Fixed in 0.8.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53643

References

Other 1

  • TI-2023-03258 SQL Injection in fossbilling/fossbilling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03719 Insufficient Session Expiration in fossbilling/fossbilling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03259 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in fossbilling/fossbilling CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-03261 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in fossbilling/fossbilling CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2026-30636 FOSSBilling missing authorization in guest Invoice API endpoints CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2023-03173 Code Injection in fossbilling/fossbilling CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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