JeecgBoot Missing Authorization in updateAvatar Allows Avatar Changes
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
JeecgBoot through 3.9.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the SystemApiController updateAvatar handler. Any authenticated user can send PUT requests with a target user id and an arbitrary value, such as an attacker-controlled image URL, to change other users' avatars, including those of administrators. CVSS 4.0 scores it 5.3 (MEDIUM). A proof of concept is published, but CISA has not added it to KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
JeecgBoot through 3.9.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the SystemApiController updateAvatar handler that allows any authenticated user to change other users' avatars. Low-privileged attackers can send PUT requests with a target user id and an arbitrary value, such as an attacker-controlled image URL, to replace administrators' avatars.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for JeecgBoot. Until a fix is available, restrict access to /sys/api/updateAvatar to trusted users or block the endpoint, and confirm that the handler checks the target user id against the authenticated user.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108652
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-w99x-m7g5-9xgv
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-108652 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108652 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w99x-m7g5-9xgv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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