Description
Shlink through 5.1.6 fails to enforce API key role restrictions when issuing Mercure subscription tokens, allowing restricted keys to subscribe to all topics. Attackers with author-only or domain-only keys can access the mercure-info endpoint to receive visit data including referrer, user agent, geolocation, and full short URL objects for URLs outside their authorization boundary.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| shlinkio | shlink | <= 5.1.6 |
References
- https://github.com/shlinkio/shlink
- https://github.com/shlinkio/shlink-common/blob/main/src/Mercure/LcobucciJwtProvider.php#L38-L41
- https://github.com/shlinkio/shlink/blob/v5.1.6/module/Rest/src/Action/MercureInfoAction.php#L26-L42
- https://github.com/shlinkio/shlink/issues/2633
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/shlink-through-5.1.6-mercure-token-authorization-bypass
- https://github.com/shlinkio/shlink/issues/2633
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 23, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred