Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext exposes material requests
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Frappe ERPNext before 15.121.4 and from 16.0.0-beta.1 before 16.36.0 is affected. The whitelisted erpnext.buying.utils.get_linked_material_requests method lacks document and company permission checks, which is CWE-862. Any authenticated user, including portal users and users without roles, can supply item codes to retrieve open Purchase Material Requests belonging to other companies.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
Frappe ERPNext before 15.121.4 and 16.x before 16.36.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the whitelisted erpnext.buying.utils.get_linked_material_requests method lacking document or company permission checks. Authenticated users, including portal users or users without roles, can supply item codes to retrieve open Purchase-type Material Requests belonging to other companies.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Frappe ERPNext 15.121.4 and 16.36.0 fix this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.121.4, 16.36.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
frappe erpnext 15.121.4, 16.36.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-86615 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext get_bom_items exposes BOM costsPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-86614 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext exposes CRM activity recordsPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-86613 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext exposes payment ledger dataPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-124316
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-5wjf-fvgv-583h
References
Patch 2
More frappe vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-28140 ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40873 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40872 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40871 A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in the Frappe ERPNext… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-32462 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_rfq_containing_supplier() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2025-32461 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_stock_balance_for() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-124316 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-124316 · NVD
- GHSA-5wjf-fvgv-583h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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