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CVE-2026-16764

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS 3.1
Description
A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/api_v2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument is_staff leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.58.3 and 3.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. 2.59.0 was not intended to be released and has been removed.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-16764
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Reserved
2026-07-23 14:12 UTC
Published
2026-07-23 21:30 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-23 21:30 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Vendor / Product
OWASP / DefectDojo
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

6.3 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
OWASP DefectDojo — 2.59.0, 2.58.3, 3.0.0
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-266 cna Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-269 cna Improper Privilege Management
CVSS scores (4)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
6.5 N/D 2.0 cna AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
6.3 MEDIUM 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
6.3 MEDIUM 3.0 cna CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
5.3 MEDIUM 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
References (8)
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