GROWI missing authorization check in collaborative editing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
GROWI, from v7.0.0 through v8.0.6, has a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in its collaborative editing feature. A user with read-only permission, including a guest user, or a user in pending, suspended, or invited status may modify page drafts. The source description does not say what the attacker must do beyond having one of these accounts, but the CVSS vector shows a remote attack over the network with no user interaction and low integrity impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
GROWI contains a missing authorization check vulnerability in its collaborative editing feature. By exploiting this vulnerability, a user with read-only permission, including a guest user, or a user in pending, suspended, or invited status may modify page drafts.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | v7.0.0 – v8.0.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GROWI VendorGROWI, Inc. Affected v7.0.0 – 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-2026-115624
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-xq8c-mmcj-8f9f
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 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-2026-67628 Improper access control in GROWI exposes files on non-public pages CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-48471 Incorrect authorization in GROWI, Inc. GROWI CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-115624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xq8c-mmcj-8f9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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