Admidio IDOR lets members edit other users' forum topics
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-639.
Summary
Admidio from 5.0.0 before 5.0.16 contains an insecure direct object reference in ForumService::saveTopic() (CWE-639). An authenticated member with low privileges can modify forum topics belonging to other users. By changing the topic identifier in their own topic save request and reusing their CSRF token, an attacker can overwrite the title and first post of a victim's topic.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Admidio from 5.0.0 before 5.0.16 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in ForumService::saveTopic() that allows authenticated members to modify other users' forum topics. Attackers can replace the topic_uuid parameter in their own topic_save request, reusing their CSRF token, to overwrite the victim topic's title and first post.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Upgrade Admidio to version 5.0.16 or later, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA admidio (Admidio) Fixed in 5.0.16
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
admidio 5.0.16
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76122 Missing authorization in Admidio weblinks RSS feed exposes restricted linksPriority HIGH 70
- TI-2026-76121 Missing authorization in Admidio exposes inventory data when module is disabledPriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2026-76120 Authorization bypass in Admidio list export via pdfl modePriority MEDIUM 57
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111912
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-j6q3-mqjq-8j39
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Admidio vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25286 Admidio is Missing Authorization and CSRF Protection on Document and Folder Deletion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-56995 Admidio before 5.0.12 Authentication Bypass via RSS feeds CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56993 Admidio before 5.0.12 SQL Injection via relation_type_list CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-25222 Admidio has Blind SQL Injection in ecard_send.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-30186 Admidio: SAML Signature Validation Result Ignored — Forged AuthnRequests and LogoutRequests Processed CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-25764 Admidio Vulnerable to RCE via Arbitrary File Upload in Message Attachment CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-111912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6q3-mqjq-8j39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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