CVE-2026-52892 - Wekan: Read-only board members can create/modify/delete Custom Fields (privilege escalation via read-level authz on write ops)

CVE-2026-52892 - Wekan: Read-only board members can create/modify/delete Custom Fields (privilege escalation via read-level authz on write ops)

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Thu, 07/16/2026 - 04:05
CVE ID :CVE-2026-52892
Published : July 15, 2026, 10:17 p.m. | 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Description :Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 9.32, Wekan REST handlers in server/models/customFields.js use read-level Authentication.checkBoardAccess instead of write-level Authentication.checkBoardWriteAccess for mutating custom-field routes. A read-only board member can call POST, PUT, and DELETE handlers for /api/boards/:boardId/custom-fields and custom-field dropdown items to create, update, or delete board custom fields. This issue is fixed in version 9.32.
Severity: 6.5 | MEDIUM
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