TI-2026-83854 Aliases CVE-2026-120487 GHSA-2q9q-2jvp-h2qm

LaraDashboard lets non-Superadmin admins access core upgrade actions

HIGH 72CWE-863Published 2026-11-02 · Updated 2026-11-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 has an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863) in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades(). An authenticated administrator with settings.edit can reach Superadmin-only core upgrade operations that should be restricted. Such an attacker can download database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that allows non-Superadmin administrators with settings.edit to access Superadmin-only core-upgrade operations. Attackers can use the /admin/settings/core-upgrades backup, download, restore and upgrade actions to obtain database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00484 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed LaraDashboard (LaraDashboard): 1.4.5

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
laradashboard	LaraDashboard	before 1.4.5	1.4.5	Patch available	CNA

LaraDashboard Vendorlaradashboard Affected before 1.4.5 Fixed in 1.4.5 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade LaraDashboard to version 1.4.5 or later, which fixes this flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Fix · CNA LaraDashboard (LaraDashboard) Fixed in 1.4.5

Timeline

2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120487
2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-2q9q-2jvp-h2qm
2026-11-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-11-07 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/fdb77b898e6bb0a0df82bbf979c2bfba38a81532

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rjjq-v76w-8jh4)

Other 2

TI-2026-61796 LaraDashboard 0.9.2 through 1.2.2 Path Traversal RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2026-59145 Lara Dashboard before 1.3.2 Incorrect Authorization in Core-Upgrade Archive Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2026-67502 LaraDashboard 1.4.2 before 1.4.8 Resource Exhaustion via Password Recovery Endpoints CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2026-67504 LaraDashboard before 1.4.8 Incorrect Authorization Exposes Secrets via Settings API CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
TI-2026-61797 laradashboard through 1.2.2 Missing Authorization via License API CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
TI-2026-59938 Lara Dashboard 0.9.2 through 1.3.1 Server-Side Request Forgery in Builder Markdown Fetch CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1

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Sources

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