Cross-site request forgery in Kanboard - CVE-2026-24885
Published: November 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU162628
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24885
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a low-privileged remote attacker to escalate their Kanboard project role from Project Viewer to Project Manager.
The vulnerability exists due to missing CSRF validation and acceptance of text/plain requests containing JSON in the ProjectPermissionController changeUserRole action. A low-privileged remote attacker can induce an authenticated administrator to visit a malicious site that submits a forged role assignment request using the administrator’s session.
Affected software
Kanboard
How to mitigate CVE-2026-24885
Install security update from vendor's website.
Kanboard - update to 1.2.50