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GHSA-3382-GW9X-477V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-16 20:43 – Updated: 2026-06-08 19:54

Summary

Weblate: Privilege escalation in the user API endpoint

Details

Impact

The user patching API endpoint didn't properly limit the scope of edits.

Patches

https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/18687

References

Thanks to @tikket1 and @DavidCarliez for reporting this via GitHub. We received two individual reports for this.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
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      },
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          "events": [
            {
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            }
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        }
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-15T19:16:36Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-3382-gw9x-477v",
  "modified": "2026-06-08T19:54:31Z",
  "published": "2026-04-16T20:43:48Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-3382-gw9x-477v"
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34393"
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    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate"
    },
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "summary": "Weblate: Privilege escalation in the user API endpoint"
}

CVE-2026-34393 (GCVE-0-2026-34393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 18:24 – Updated: 2026-04-15 18:38

Title

Weblate: Privilege escalation in the user API endpoint

Summary

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the user patching API endpoint didn't properly limit the scope of edits. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-15 18:38 UTC

CWE

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7657 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/18687	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
WeblateOrg	weblate	Affected: < 5.17

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PYSEC-2026-155

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-04-15 19:16 - Updated: 2026-05-20 09:19

Details

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the user patching API endpoint didn't properly limit the scope of edits. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impacted products

Name	purl
weblate	pkg:pypi/weblate

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        "name": "weblate",
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      },
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            {
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CVE-2026-34393 (GCVE-0-2026-34393)

PYSEC-2026-155

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