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Unauthorized status modification in Frappe ERPNext via missing authorization

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Frappe ERPNext before 15.121.0 and from 16.0.0-beta.1 before 16.34.0 is affected. Certain endpoints fail to enforce proper role checks when modifying record status (CWE-862). An authenticated attacker with low privileges can call these endpoints to alter data beyond their permitted role, which harms data integrity.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Frappe ERPNext before 15.121.0 and 16.x before 16.34.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in certain endpoints that fail to enforce proper role checks when modifying record status. Authenticated low-privileged attackers can invoke these endpoints to alter data beyond their permitted role, compromising data integrity.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00221 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed erpnext (frappe): 15.121.0, 16.34.0

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
frappeerpnextbefore 15.121.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.34.015.121.0, 16.34.0Patch availableCNA
  • erpnext Vendorfrappe Affected before 15.121.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.34.0 Fixed in 15.121.0, 16.34.0 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:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——frappe
  • cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·frappe

Remediation

Upgrade Frappe ERPNext to version 15.121.0 for the 15.x branch or to version 16.34.0 for the 16.x branch.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.121.0, 16.34.0

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    frappe erpnext 15.121.0, 16.34.0

    9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71370 SQL injection in Frappe ERPNext endpoints lets users read dataPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-71379 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext record creation endpointsPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2026-71377 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext document creation endpointsPriority LOW 31

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109628
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-2wrp-6pff-h89c
  3. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-28140 ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40873 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40872 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40871 A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in the Frappe ERPNext… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-32462 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_rfq_containing_supplier() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-32461 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_stock_balance_for() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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