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CVE-2026-16764

A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/api_v2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument is_staff leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.58.3 and 3.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf. It is advi
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:9eaf38630ac06dc7607bb2d9e68bda8bc86b943a872285c48eb9b8b0bdeda9f3
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
2

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cvss · 4 assertions

{"metric":{"baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/2/cvssV3_0

{"metric":{"baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","version":"4.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

{"metric":{"baseScore":6.5,"vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C","version":"2.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV2_0"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/3/cvssV2_0

{"metric":{"baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1
cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

{"cweId":"CWE-266","description":"Incorrect Privilege Assignment","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:owasp:defectdojo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"modules":["API/Web"],"product":"DefectDojo","vendor":"OWASP","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"2.59.0"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"2.58.3"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"3.0.0"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

4 source assertions
{"metric":{"baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/2/cvssV3_0
{"metric":{"baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","version":"4.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
{"metric":{"baseScore":6.5,"vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C","version":"2.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV2_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/3/cvssV2_0
{"metric":{"baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

2 source assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-266","description":"Incorrect Privilege Assignment","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0

Source references

8 source assertions
{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/6
{"tags":["issue-tracking","patch"],"url":"https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14952"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/5
{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/3.0.0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/7
{"tags":["related"],"url":"https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/security/advisories/GHSA-w2j3-x3j3-mm43"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/4
{"name":"CVE-2026-16764 | CVE Analysis and Report","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16764"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"Submit #861317 | djangoproject django-DefectDojo 2.59.0 CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://vuldb.com/submit/861317"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"VDB-382629 | OWASP DefectDojo API/Web serializers.py UserSerializer privileges management","tags":["vdb-entry","technical-description"],"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/382629"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"VDB-382629 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)","tags":["signature","permissions-required"],"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/382629/cti"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5de0ca7286b113f79850ee5b10083c0c7a48e8775529bea05ab5a4bebbdb9867 · sha256:7cc9351556d0372a… · /containers/cna/references/1

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