Authorization bypass in GROWI tag and page update APIs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
GROWI, Inc.'s GROWI from v4.5.5 through v8.0.6 contains an authorization bypass in its tag update API and page update API, caused by improper use of a user-controlled key (CWE-639). An attacker who can log in can obtain the contents of pages they lack read permission for and save them to pages they can edit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
GROWI contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in its tag update API and the page update API due to improper use of a user-controlled key. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker who can log in to the product may obtain the contents of pages without the required read permission and save them to pages that the attacker can edit.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROWI, Inc. | GROWI | v4.5.5 – v8.0.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GROWI VendorGROWI, Inc. Affected v4.5.5 – v8.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for GROWI.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109848
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-j29w-qwmj-w2j8
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More GROWI, Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-55432 GROWI before 8.0.2 Missing Authorization on Attachment Retrieval for Unauthenticated Requests CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-29679 Regular expression denial of service in GROWI, Inc. GROWI CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-30347 Path traversal in GROWI, Inc. GROWI CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-20258 Missing authorization in GROWI, Inc. GROWI CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-81649 GROWI missing authorization check in collaborative editing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-67628 Improper access control in GROWI exposes files on non-public pages CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-109848 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109848 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j29w-qwmj-w2j8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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