GHSA-32R8-5843-4QW2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-09 20:43 – Updated: 2026-10-09 20:43Summary
Vikunja's web.Auth interface (pkg/web/web.go, single method GetID() int64) is satisfied by BOTH *user.User and *models.LinkSharing. A link-share's GetID() returns the raw positive share.ID (pkg/models/link_sharing.go:83-85), which lives in the same positive autoincrement ID space as users.id. The safe negated form getUserID() = share.ID * -1 (link_sharing.go:126-128) exists but is NOT used at three permission sinks. As a result, a link-share principal with id N — which should have zero authority over teams or bot users — is treated as the user whose users.id == N at three permission checks that lack the a.(*LinkSharing) guard their sibling methods have. This is the same principal-type-confusion class as CVE-2026-68581 (GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844), but at three code paths that advisory/fix never touched.
Root Cause
web.Auth is a one-method interface (GetID() int64). *LinkSharing.GetID() returns the raw positive share id. Three permission methods compare this raw id directly and omit the link-share type guard used elsewhere in the same files:
TeamMember.CanDelete(pkg/models/team_members_permissions.go:31-40): the self-removal fast pathif u.ID == a.GetID() { return true }(:36) executes beforeIsAdmin.IsAdmin(:48-51) is the ONLY place that rejects link shares (if _, is := a.(*LinkSharing); is { return false }, :50) — and it is never reached when the fast path returns true.BotUser.isOwner(pkg/models/bot_users_permissions.go:47-56):return u.BotOwnerID == a.GetID()(:55), used byCanRead/CanUpdate/CanDelete(:36-45). UnlikeCanCreate(:27-30) which type-assertsa.(*user.User), these three paths have no principal guard.Team.CanRead(pkg/models/teams_permissions.go:68-78): matches membership onAnd("user_id = ?", a.GetID())(:76) with no link-share guard, unlike siblingIsAdmin(:45-49, guard at :47).
Link-share JWTs reach these routes: SetupTokenMiddleware validates the signature only, GetAuthFromClaims returns *models.LinkSharing, and the /user//teams route groups add no link-share rejection. Link sharing is enabled by default (config.go ServiceEnableLinkSharing.setDefault(true)).
Impact
A link-share principal (obtainable from any public share link, or self-registered via a share on the attacker's own project) whose id N collides with a victim's users.id == N can, without being that user or any user:
- Integrity (I:H): remove the victim from any team they belong to (DELETE /api/v1/teams/{T}/members/{username}) → revokes all project permissions the victim inherited through that team.
- Availability/Integrity (A:H, I:H): enumerate the victim's bot users (GET /api/v1/user/bots → bot_owner_id = a.GetID()), then disable/rename or permanently delete them (DELETE /api/v1/user/bots/{id} → DeleteUser), destroying data owned solely by those bots.
- Confidentiality (C:H): read the roster + metadata (name, description, full member list) of any team the colliding user belongs to (GET /api/v1/teams/{T}), plus read bot-user records via isOwner-gated reads.
Attack Chain
Sink 1 — TeamMember.CanDelete (integrity)
- Entry:
POST /api/v1/shares/{hash}/auth→ link-share JWT withid = N. Guard: JWT middleware — signature only. Bypass proof:GetAuthFromClaimsreturns*models.LinkSharing; no route-group link-share rejection on the/teamsgroup. - Action:
DELETE /api/v1/teams/{T}/members/{usernameOfUserN}with the link-share bearer, targeting a teamT(≥2 members) that userNbelongs to. Guard:CanDelete→GetUserByUsername(tm.Username)returns user N, thenu.ID == a.GetID()(team_members_permissions.go:36). Bypass proof:a.GetID()returnsN(raw positiveshare.ID,link_sharing.go:84) == user N's id →true. Noa.(*LinkSharing)check on this branch (onlyIsAdminat :50 has it, never reached). - Sink:
Delete(team_members.go) removes user N from team T (last-member check passes when team has ≥2 members). Impact: victim loses all project access inherited through team T.
Sink 2 — BotUser.isOwner (bot takeover / destruction)
- Entry: link-share JWT id N (as above). Guard: signature-only;
/usergroup adds no link-share reject. - Enumerate:
GET /api/v1/user/bots→ReadAllrunsWhere("bot_owner_id = ?", a.GetID())= bots owned by user N. Bypass proof:a.GetID()= N; returns victim's bot ids self-contained (removes the id-guessing barrier). - Sink:
DELETE /api/v1/user/bots/{botId}→CanDelete→isOwner→u.BotOwnerID == a.GetID()(bot_users_permissions.go:55) → true;DeletecallsDeleteUser. Bypass proof: noa.(*LinkSharing)guard here (Create-only, :28). Impact: disable/rename/permanently delete victim's bot automation identities.
Sink 3 — Team.CanRead (info disclosure)
- Entry: link-share JWT id N. Guard: signature-only; no reject on
GET /teams/:team. - Sink:
GET /api/v1/teams/{T}→CanReadrunsWhere("team_id=?", t.ID).And("user_id=?", a.GetID()).Get(tm)(teams_permissions.go:74-77). Bypass proof:a.GetID()= N matches user N'steam_membersrow →can = true; noa.(*LinkSharing)check (contrastIsAdminat :47). Impact: read roster + metadata of a team the link share is not part of.
Bypass Evidence
link_sharing.go:83-85GetID()returns raw positiveshare.ID(NOT the negatedgetUserID()at :126-128).team_members_permissions.go:36rawu.ID == a.GetID()beforeIsAdmin; the LinkSharing guard sits at :50 on a branch never reached when the fast path returns true.bot_users_permissions.go:55rawu.BotOwnerID == a.GetID(); thea.(*user.User)guard at :28 is Create-only and NOT replicated onisOwner.teams_permissions.go:76rawa.GetID()inCanRead; siblingIsAdminhas the guard at :47,CanReadomits it.- All three sinks verified present on latest release tag
v2.4.0(git show v2.4.0:<file>). No fix commits touch these files between v2.4.0 and HEAD (the only post-tag commit to link_sharing.go,c580d51, merely shadows an embedded Update method).
Affected Versions
<= 2.4.0 (latest release; also present on HEAD of main). Requires default-enabled link sharing.
Exploitability Constraint (reflected in AC:H)
The attacker cannot freely choose the colliding id — link_shares.id is autoincrement. Exploitation is (a) opportunistic (a guest holding a share with id N attacks the user whose users.id == N) or (b) targeted (self-register and walk the autoincrement toward a chosen id; low-numbered shares collide with low-numbered/early/admin accounts). This is the identical constraint the accepted CVE-2026-68581 had; it affects target selection (AC), not reachability of the boundary crossing.
Suggested Fix
Add the link-share principal guard (if _, is := a.(*LinkSharing); is { return false }) — which IsAdmin/CanCreate already use — to all three sinks: the TeamMember.CanDelete self-removal fast path (before the u.ID == a.GetID() check), BotUser.isOwner, and Team.CanRead. Alternatively, resolve principals through getUserID() (negated id space) at every permission check so link-share ids can never collide with user ids.
Reported by zx (Jace) — GitHub: @manus-use
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "code.vikunja.io/api"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
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"last_affected": "2.4.0"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-76216"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-639",
"CWE-843",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-09T20:43:40Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "## Summary\nVikunja\u0027s `web.Auth` interface (`pkg/web/web.go`, single method `GetID() int64`) is satisfied by BOTH `*user.User` and `*models.LinkSharing`. A link-share\u0027s `GetID()` returns the **raw positive** `share.ID` (`pkg/models/link_sharing.go:83-85`), which lives in the same positive autoincrement ID space as `users.id`. The safe negated form `getUserID() = share.ID * -1` (`link_sharing.go:126-128`) exists but is NOT used at three permission sinks. As a result, a link-share principal with id `N` \u2014 which should have zero authority over teams or bot users \u2014 is treated as the *user* whose `users.id == N` at three permission checks that lack the `a.(*LinkSharing)` guard their sibling methods have. This is the same principal-type-confusion class as CVE-2026-68581 (GHSA-vvcv-vpph-h844), but at three code paths that advisory/fix never touched.\n\n## Root Cause\n`web.Auth` is a one-method interface (`GetID() int64`). `*LinkSharing.GetID()` returns the raw positive share id. Three permission methods compare this raw id directly and omit the link-share type guard used elsewhere in the same files:\n\n1. **`TeamMember.CanDelete`** (`pkg/models/team_members_permissions.go:31-40`): the self-removal fast path `if u.ID == a.GetID() { return true }` (:36) executes **before** `IsAdmin`. `IsAdmin` (:48-51) is the ONLY place that rejects link shares (`if _, is := a.(*LinkSharing); is { return false }`, :50) \u2014 and it is never reached when the fast path returns true.\n2. **`BotUser.isOwner`** (`pkg/models/bot_users_permissions.go:47-56`): `return u.BotOwnerID == a.GetID()` (:55), used by `CanRead`/`CanUpdate`/`CanDelete` (:36-45). Unlike `CanCreate` (:27-30) which type-asserts `a.(*user.User)`, these three paths have no principal guard.\n3. **`Team.CanRead`** (`pkg/models/teams_permissions.go:68-78`): matches membership on `And(\"user_id = ?\", a.GetID())` (:76) with no link-share guard, unlike sibling `IsAdmin` (:45-49, guard at :47).\n\nLink-share JWTs reach these routes: `SetupTokenMiddleware` validates the signature only, `GetAuthFromClaims` returns `*models.LinkSharing`, and the `/user`/`/teams` route groups add no link-share rejection. Link sharing is enabled by default (`config.go` `ServiceEnableLinkSharing.setDefault(true)`).\n\n## Impact\nA link-share principal (obtainable from any public share link, or self-registered via a share on the attacker\u0027s own project) whose id `N` collides with a victim\u0027s `users.id == N` can, without being that user or any user:\n- **Integrity (I:H):** remove the victim from any team they belong to (`DELETE /api/v1/teams/{T}/members/{username}`) \u2192 revokes all project permissions the victim inherited through that team.\n- **Availability/Integrity (A:H, I:H):** enumerate the victim\u0027s bot users (`GET /api/v1/user/bots` \u2192 `bot_owner_id = a.GetID()`), then disable/rename or **permanently delete** them (`DELETE /api/v1/user/bots/{id}` \u2192 `DeleteUser`), destroying data owned solely by those bots.\n- **Confidentiality (C:H):** read the roster + metadata (name, description, full member list) of any team the colliding user belongs to (`GET /api/v1/teams/{T}`), plus read bot-user records via `isOwner`-gated reads.\n\n## Attack Chain\n\n### Sink 1 \u2014 TeamMember.CanDelete (integrity)\n1. **Entry:** `POST /api/v1/shares/{hash}/auth` \u2192 link-share JWT with `id = N`. **Guard:** JWT middleware \u2014 signature only. **Bypass proof:** `GetAuthFromClaims` returns `*models.LinkSharing`; no route-group link-share rejection on the `/teams` group.\n2. **Action:** `DELETE /api/v1/teams/{T}/members/{usernameOfUserN}` with the link-share bearer, targeting a team `T` (\u22652 members) that user `N` belongs to. **Guard:** `CanDelete` \u2192 `GetUserByUsername(tm.Username)` returns user N, then `u.ID == a.GetID()` (`team_members_permissions.go:36`). **Bypass proof:** `a.GetID()` returns `N` (raw positive `share.ID`, `link_sharing.go:84`) == user N\u0027s id \u2192 `true`. No `a.(*LinkSharing)` check on this branch (only `IsAdmin` at :50 has it, never reached).\n3. **Sink:** `Delete` (`team_members.go`) removes user N from team T (last-member check passes when team has \u22652 members). **Impact:** victim loses all project access inherited through team T.\n\n### Sink 2 \u2014 BotUser.isOwner (bot takeover / destruction)\n1. **Entry:** link-share JWT id N (as above). **Guard:** signature-only; `/user` group adds no link-share reject.\n2. **Enumerate:** `GET /api/v1/user/bots` \u2192 `ReadAll` runs `Where(\"bot_owner_id = ?\", a.GetID())` = bots owned by user N. **Bypass proof:** `a.GetID()` = N; returns victim\u0027s bot ids self-contained (removes the id-guessing barrier).\n3. **Sink:** `DELETE /api/v1/user/bots/{botId}` \u2192 `CanDelete` \u2192 `isOwner` \u2192 `u.BotOwnerID == a.GetID()` (`bot_users_permissions.go:55`) \u2192 true; `Delete` calls `DeleteUser`. **Bypass proof:** no `a.(*LinkSharing)` guard here (Create-only, :28). **Impact:** disable/rename/permanently delete victim\u0027s bot automation identities.\n\n### Sink 3 \u2014 Team.CanRead (info disclosure)\n1. **Entry:** link-share JWT id N. **Guard:** signature-only; no reject on `GET /teams/:team`.\n2. **Sink:** `GET /api/v1/teams/{T}` \u2192 `CanRead` runs `Where(\"team_id=?\", t.ID).And(\"user_id=?\", a.GetID()).Get(tm)` (`teams_permissions.go:74-77`). **Bypass proof:** `a.GetID()` = N matches user N\u0027s `team_members` row \u2192 `can = true`; no `a.(*LinkSharing)` check (contrast `IsAdmin` at :47). **Impact:** read roster + metadata of a team the link share is not part of.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\n- `link_sharing.go:83-85` `GetID()` returns raw positive `share.ID` (NOT the negated `getUserID()` at :126-128).\n- `team_members_permissions.go:36` raw `u.ID == a.GetID()` before `IsAdmin`; the LinkSharing guard sits at :50 on a branch never reached when the fast path returns true.\n- `bot_users_permissions.go:55` raw `u.BotOwnerID == a.GetID()`; the `a.(*user.User)` guard at :28 is Create-only and NOT replicated on `isOwner`.\n- `teams_permissions.go:76` raw `a.GetID()` in `CanRead`; sibling `IsAdmin` has the guard at :47, `CanRead` omits it.\n- All three sinks verified present on latest release tag `v2.4.0` (`git show v2.4.0:\u003cfile\u003e`). No fix commits touch these files between v2.4.0 and HEAD (the only post-tag commit to link_sharing.go, `c580d51`, merely shadows an embedded Update method).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`\u003c= 2.4.0` (latest release; also present on HEAD of `main`). Requires default-enabled link sharing.\n\n## Exploitability Constraint (reflected in AC:H)\nThe attacker cannot freely choose the colliding id \u2014 `link_shares.id` is autoincrement. Exploitation is (a) *opportunistic* (a guest holding a share with id N attacks the user whose `users.id == N`) or (b) *targeted* (self-register and walk the autoincrement toward a chosen id; low-numbered shares collide with low-numbered/early/admin accounts). This is the identical constraint the accepted CVE-2026-68581 had; it affects target selection (AC), not reachability of the boundary crossing.\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd the link-share principal guard (`if _, is := a.(*LinkSharing); is { return false }`) \u2014 which `IsAdmin`/`CanCreate` already use \u2014 to all three sinks: the `TeamMember.CanDelete` self-removal fast path (before the `u.ID == a.GetID()` check), `BotUser.isOwner`, and `Team.CanRead`. Alternatively, resolve principals through `getUserID()` (negated id space) at every permission check so link-share ids can never collide with user ids.\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
"id": "GHSA-32r8-5843-4qw2",
"modified": "2026-10-09T20:43:40Z",
"published": "2026-10-09T20:43:40Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-32r8-5843-4qw2"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76216"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-through-principal-type-confusion-via-linksharing"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Vikunja: Link-share principal-type confusion enables cross-account team removal, bot takeover, and roster disclosure"
}
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