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Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext document creation endpoints

Priority LOW 23CWE-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

Frappe ERPNext before 15.105.0 and 16.x before 16.15.0 contains a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in certain document creation endpoints. These endpoints do not verify that the requesting portal user belongs to the target party. An authenticated portal user with low privileges can create documents on behalf of parties other than their own.

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

Description from the CNA

Frappe ERPNext before 15.105.0 and 16.x before 16.15.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in certain document creation endpoints that fail to verify that the requesting portal user belongs to the target party. Authenticated portal users can send requests to these endpoints to create documents on behalf of parties other than their own.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed erpnext (frappe): 15.105.0, 16.15.0

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 15.105.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.15.015.105.0, 16.15.0Patch availableCNA
  • erpnext Vendorfrappe Affected before 15.105.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.15.0 Fixed in 15.105.0, 16.15.0 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 ERPNext to version 15.105.0 for the 15.x branch or version 16.15.0 for the 16.x branch.

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

  • Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.105.0, 16.15.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109635
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-fqgg-9c42-jq28
  3. 2026-10-18 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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