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TI-2026-58302 Aliases CVE-2026-84805GHSA-785m-wqjq-q2rm

Kimai 2.61.0 before 2.63.0 Authentication Bypass via API

Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Kimai versions from 2.61.0 before 2.63.0 fail to disable admin-only work-contract preferences for low-privilege users in the PATCH /api/users/{id}/preferences endpoint. Although the web interface gates these employment-contract fields behind the contract_other_profile admin permission, the WorkContractPreferenceSubscriber (introduced in 2.61.0) registers the preferences as enabled without a permission check, so an authenticated regular user can use the API to modify their own admin-only work-contract data. The issue is fixed in 2.63.0 by applying the same permission check to the API endpoint.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00287 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed kimai (kimai): 2.63.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kimaikimai2.61.0 to before 2.63.02.63.0Patch availableCNA
  • kimai Vendorkimai Affected 2.61.0 to before 2.63.0 Fixed in 2.63.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kimai:kimai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——kimai
  • cpe:2.3:a:kimai:kimai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·kimai

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA kimai (kimai) Fixed in 2.63.0

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    kimai 2.63.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-58303 Kimai before 2.63.0 Authorization Bypass via Team Access EndpointsPriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84805
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-785m-wqjq-q2rm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-30240 Kimai 1.30.10 SameSite Cookie Vulnerability Session Hijacking CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2026-55437 Kimai before 2.58.0 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset Link CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-55443 Kimai before 2.56.0 Authorization Bypass via TimesheetVoter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-22900 Kimai: API invoice endpoint missing customer-level access control (IDOR) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-55440 Kimai before 2.54.0 Username Enumeration via Timing Oracle CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-37927 Incorrect authorization in kimai CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
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Sources

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