DataCap Privilege Escalation via allocationRole Missing Authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
DataCap through 2025.1.1 from devlive-community contains a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) that lets any authenticated user, including self-registered accounts, gain administrator rights. An attacker with a low-privileged account can send PUT requests to /api/v1/user/allocationRole to assign themselves the administrator role and take full control of the instance. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7 (HIGH). The sources list a public proof-of-concept exploit, but CISA does not list the flaw in KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
DataCap through 2025.1.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to escalate privileges by calling administrative role and menu management APIs. Attackers, including self-registered accounts, can send PUT requests to /api/v1/user/allocationRole to assign themselves the administrator role and gain full control of the instance.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| devlive-community | DataCap | up to 2025.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DataCap Vendordevlive-community Affected up to 2025.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for DataCap.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119654
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-3c4r-whrm-5953
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/issues/969
- https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-server/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/server/controller/user/UserController.java#L97-L108
- https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-service/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/service/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java#L104-L137
- https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-server/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/server/controller/admin/RoleController.java#L34-L52
- https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-security/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/security/SecurityConfigure.java#L63-L78
- https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge
More devlive-community vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-75400 Insecure direct object reference in DataCap exposes credentials CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-119654 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119654 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3c4r-whrm-5953 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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