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TI-2026-38877 Aliases CVE-2026-53901GHSA-g5c4-g774-r8rq

Cerebrate before v1.37 allows mass assignment of record identifiers during object creation

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Cerebrate before version 1.37 contains a mass-assignment vulnerability in the generic CRUD add path. The add() handler attempted to remove an attacker-supplied id from $params before normalizing the request through __massageInput(). Because the normalized $input could still contain an id field, a user able to reach an affected add endpoint could supply an identifier that should have been server-controlled. Successful exploitation could allow creation of objects with attacker-chosen identifiers, potentially causing unauthorized data manipulation, object spoofing, inconsistent references, or disruption through identifier collisions, depending on the affected model and endpoint permissions. The issue was fixed in v1.37 by removing id from the normalized input before entity patching.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00312 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cerebrate (cerebrate): 1.37

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
cerebratecerebratebefore 1.371.37Patch availableCNA
  • cerebrate Vendorcerebrate Affected before 1.37 Fixed in 1.37 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA cerebrate (cerebrate) Fixed in 1.37

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    cerebrate 1.37

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-38888 Cerebrate self-registration password hash exposure via inbox and audit log viewsPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53901
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5c4-g774-r8rq

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-38887 Cerebrate primary key mass assignment in CRUD edit operations allows authenticated users to overwrite unrelated records CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-38888 Cerebrate self-registration password hash exposure via inbox and audit log views CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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