Description
Anchor CMS through 0.12.7 fails to enforce role-based access control in admin user-management endpoints, allowing any authenticated low-privilege user to create administrator accounts or modify existing ones. Attackers with editor or user roles can POST directly to admin/users/add or admin/users/edit endpoints to create new administrator accounts or change the existing administrator's password, gaining full administrative access.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| anchorcms | Anchor CMS | <= 0.12.7 |
References
- https://gist.github.com/bozorovab2009-spec/57931237f774b78333f8fe47e84ec4aa
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/blob/0.12.7/anchor/routes/users.php
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anchor-cms-through-0.12.7-privilege-escalation-via-missing-authorization-on-admin-user-management-endpoints
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred