Missing authorization in SonicJS content write API
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 · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
SonicJS through 3.0.0 has a missing authorization flaw in its /api/:collection and /api/content write routes, which check only coarse role labels (CWE-862). Authenticated authors or editors can use a bearer JWT or API key to create, modify, publish, or soft-delete other users' documents, bypassing document access control lists and administrator deny overrides.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
SonicJS through 3.0.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the /api/:collection and /api/content write routes that only check coarse role labels. Authenticated authors or editors can use a bearer JWT or API key to create, modify, publish, or soft-delete other users' documents, bypassing document ACLs and administrator deny overrides.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonicJs-Org | sonicjs | up to 3.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- sonicjs VendorSonicJs-Org Affected up to 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for sonicjs.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119707
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-4392-9339-gxp5
- 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-119707 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119707 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4392-9339-gxp5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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