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GHSA-55F9-R7CC-H5PV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-26 00:30 – Updated: 2026-08-31 15:34

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A Broken access control vulnerability in the API user endpoint in GazellePW (GazellePosterWall) commit 86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449 allows unprivileged, authenticated users to enable or disable arbitrary user accounts via the req=disable or req=enable action using a normal user-created API token.

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2026-38470 (GCVE-0-2026-38470)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 00:00 – Updated: 2026-08-31 14:27

Summary

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-31 14:26 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

4 references

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https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/8…
https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/8…
https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/8…
https://snaacky.com/1-click-exploit-chain-for-com…

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