BookWyrm through 0.9.1 Missing Authorization on the Favorite and Unfavorite Endpoints
cve-program · CVE-2026-86112
PublishedBookWyrm through 0.9.1 fails to validate user visibility permissions in the Favorite and Unfavorite views, allowing authenticated attackers to favorite or unfavorite followers-only and direct statuses they cannot access. Attackers can POST to the favorite endpoint with a status ID to create unauthorized interactions, trigger ActivityPub broadcasts, and enumerate private status IDs through response differentiation.
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CVE-2026-86112 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-86112
- https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/bookwyrm.md#finding-2-authenticated-idor-in-favoriteunfavorite-allows-interaction-with-private-statuses
- https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/blob/v0.9.1/bookwyrm/views/interaction.py
- https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bookwyrm-through-0.9.1-missing-authorization-on-the-favorite-and-unfavorite-endpoints
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