Missing authorization in senaite.core
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862 and CWE-95.
Summary
SENAITE.CORE is the core framework for the SENAITE laboratory information management system. From 2.0.0 to 2.6.0, the SENAITE.CORE JSON API permits unauthenticated remote code execution through a two-request chain involving missing authorization and unsafe evaluation. The state-changing routes in src/bika/lims/jsonapi/update.py, including update, update_many, remove, doActionFor, doActionFor_many, and getusers, do not enforce the senaite.core: Access JSON API permission before resolving attacker-selected objects. In src/bika/lims/jsonapi/init.py, set_fields_from_request passes raw request values for RecordsField and RecordField instances to eval() before field mutator write-permission checks execute. An anonymous attacker can discover the bika_setup object identifier through @@uuid, send a value such as RejectionReasons to /@@API/update, and execute arbitrary Python in the Zope worker before a later mutation failure rolls back ZODB changes. The same unsafe evaluation pattern is present in src/senaite/core/browser/fields/record.py and src/senaite/core/browser/fields/records.py. Successful exploitation can expose or modify laboratory data, files, and accounts and can disrupt the service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| senaite | senaite.core | 2.0.0 – 2.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | senaite.core (PyPI) | 2.0.0 – 2.6.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-jrw6-7x4q-w25j |
- senaite.core Vendorsenaite Affected 2.0.0 – 2.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- senaite.core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 – 2.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jrw6-7x4q-w25j
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54569
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrw6-7x4q-w25j
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/senaite/senaite.core/security/advisories/GHSA-jrw6-7x4q-w25j
- https://github.com/senaite/senaite.core/pull/2903
- https://github.com/senaite/senaite.core/pull/2919
- https://github.com/senaite/senaite.core/commit/a24d65e99a17ac43c5374ed9f0a60d0fe60d2f74
- https://github.com/senaite/senaite.core/commit/ef4b6d73575b0fbc0edc6114e5e025089aaf9eb7
- https://github.com/senaite/senaite.core
Sources
- CVE-2026-54569 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-54569 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrw6-7x4q-w25j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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