Authorization bypass in ShowDoc paramDescLib deleteEntries
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
ShowDoc through 3.9.5 contains an authorization bypass in the api/paramDescLib/deleteEntries endpoint, which checks edit permission only for the first supplied entry id (CWE-639). An authenticated attacker can place their own entry id first, append other users' entry ids, and permanently delete those parameter-description entries.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
ShowDoc through 3.9.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the api/paramDescLib/deleteEntries endpoint that checks edit permission only for the first supplied entry id. Authenticated attackers can place their own entry id first and append other users' entry ids to permanently delete those parameter-description entries.
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
The sources list no fixed version for ShowDoc.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119661
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-2x8q-m4r9-vg7h
References
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- TI-2026-83553 Code injection in ShowDoc Mock templates lets users run commands CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-119661 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119661 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2x8q-m4r9-vg7h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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