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CVE-2026-108740
GoatCounter through 2.7.0 contains a mass assignment privilege escalation vulnerability in the userPrefSave handler that allows logged-in users to modify prote…
Impact
GoatCounter through 2.7.0 contains a mass assignment privilege escalation vulnerability in the userPrefSave handler that allows logged-in users to modify protected account fields via form-encoded requests. Attackers with read-only access can POST user.access[all]=* and user.email_verified=true to /user/pref, bypassing readonly tags to gain superuser or admin access.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| GoatCounter | through 2.7.0 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter
- https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/7e91d8a9bdbb0dd48496e498c5680f8f3477a1b4/handlers/settings_user.go#L33-L99
- https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/7e91d8a9bdbb0dd48496e498c5680f8f3477a1b4/user.go#L191-L218
- https://hackmd.io/@haind03/goatcounter-user-pref-access-mass-assignment-20261011
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/goatcounter-through-2.7.0-privilege-escalation-via-user-pref-mass-assignment