CVE-2026-111626
critical · 9.3Webreaper Damselfly through 4.5.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access all /api/* routes because controller authorization attributes are commented out. Attackers can send PUT /api/users with Admin roles to create administrator accounts, or POST /api/users to reset any user's password, gaining full control.
9.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
38th
EPSS percentile
2026-10-16
Published
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weaknesses
CWE-306
References
- https://github.com/Webreaper/Damselfly/blob/4.5.3/Damselfly.Web.Server/Controllers/UserManagementController.cs#L8-L53
- https://github.com/Webreaper/Damselfly/blob/4.5.3/Damselfly.Web.Server/Program.cs#L238-L242
- https://github.com/Webreaper/Damselfly/issues/409
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/damselfly-api-missing-authorization
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webreaper-damselfly-through-4.5.3-missing-authentication-on-rest-api-controllers
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-111626