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CVE-2026-40486
Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. In versions 2.52.0 and below, the User Preferences API endpoint (PATCH /api/users/{id}/preferences) applies submitted preference values without checking the isEnabled() flag on preference objects. Although the hourly_rate and internal_rate fields are correctly marked as disabled for users lacking the hourly-rate role permission, the API ignores this restriction and saves the values directly. Any authenticated user can modify their own billing ra
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"kimai","vendor":"kimai","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2.53.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:342c45f76174659dc2e017547b6bf0e52c82b41d1c16ea088bb43ec869eaf588 · sha256:5278241e19a55195… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:342c45f76174659dc2e017547b6bf0e52c82b41d1c16ea088bb43ec869eaf588 · sha256:5278241e19a55195… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-915","description":"CWE-915: Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:342c45f76174659dc2e017547b6bf0e52c82b41d1c16ea088bb43ec869eaf588 · sha256:5278241e19a55195… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.53.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.53.0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:342c45f76174659dc2e017547b6bf0e52c82b41d1c16ea088bb43ec869eaf588 · sha256:5278241e19a55195… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-qh43-xrjm-4ggp","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-qh43-xrjm-4ggp"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:342c45f76174659dc2e017547b6bf0e52c82b41d1c16ea088bb43ec869eaf588 · sha256:5278241e19a55195… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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