Description
GoatCounter through 2.7.0 contains a mass assignment privilege escalation vulnerability in the userPrefSave handler that allows logged-in users to modify protected account fields via form-encoded requests. Attackers with read-only access can POST user.access[all]=* and user.email_verified=true to /user/pref, bypassing readonly tags to gain superuser or admin access.
Published: 2026-10-11
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description GoatCounter through 2.7.0 contains a mass assignment privilege escalation vulnerability in the userPrefSave handler that allows logged-in users to modify protected account fields via form-encoded requests. Attackers with read-only access can POST user.access[all]=* and user.email_verified=true to /user/pref, bypassing readonly tags to gain superuser or admin access.
Title GoatCounter through 2.7.0 Privilege Escalation via /user/pref Mass Assignment
Weaknesses CWE-915
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T12:19:44.911Z

Reserved: 2026-10-11T01:52:55.041Z

Link: CVE-2026-108740

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T13:17:18.527

Modified: 2026-10-11T13:17:18.527

Link: CVE-2026-108740

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T14:45:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-915

    Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes