CVE-2026-52821
Kimai: Improper Authorization Through Activity Creation with Preset Project Allows Creation Under Unauthorized Projects
Impact
Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to 2.57.0, GET or POST requests to /en/admin/activity/create/{project} and /en/admin/project/create/{customer} require only the generic create_activity or create_project capability and do not verify edit access to the supplied Project or Customer object. A user who knows a valid project.id or customer identifier can use the preset-parent creation logic in src/Controller/ActivityController.php or src/Controller/ProjectController.php to persist a new child business object under an unauthorized parent, polluting project or customer configuration and influencing later time-entry, rate, reporting, and billing behavior. This issue is fixed in version 2.57.0.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | kimai/kimai | <= 2.56.0 | 2.57.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3q6q-26vg-v97x
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/security/advisories/GHSA-3q6q-26vg-v97x
- https://www.kimai.org/en/security/ghsa-3q6q-26vg-v97x
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/commit/976d38e8a4485a1c923ee7b5841849e91a06e849
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/pull/5929
- https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.57.0