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WeKan Board Export REST Endpoints: NULL Pointer Dereference on Invalid authToken Leads to Uncaught Exception / Remote Denial of Service

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 10.38, the /api/boards/:boardId/export, /api/boards/:boardId/attachments/:attachmentId/export, /api/boards/:boardId/export/csv, and /api/boards/:boardId/exportExcel handlers in models/export.js and models/exportExcel.js looked up a user from the attacker-controlled authToken query parameter and immediately called user._id.toString() without checking whether ReactiveCache.getUser() returned undefined. A request for a private board with an unknown token therefore threw a TypeError from an asynchronous route, producing an unhandled rejection that could terminate the Wekan process and deny service to all users. Version 10.38 adds a 401 guard after every export token lookup and wraps export handlers with safeRoute() so unexpected exceptions become controlled responses. This issue is fixed in version 10.38.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-68901
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 21:10 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

WeKan Board Export REST Endpoints: NULL Pointer Dereference on Invalid authToken Leads to Uncaught Exception / Remote Denial of Service

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Aug 2026, 19:27 UTC

Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 10.38, the /api/boards/:boardId/export, /api/boards/:boardId/attachments/:attachmentId/export, /api/boards/:boardId/export/csv, and /api/boards/:boardId/exportExcel handlers in models/export.js and models/exportExcel.js looked up a user from the attacker-controlled authToken query parameter and immediately called user._id.toString() without checking whether ReactiveCache.getUser() returned undefined. A request for a private board with an unknown token therefore threw a TypeError from an asynchronous route, producing an unhandled rejection that could terminate the Wekan process and deny service to all users. Version 10.38 adds a 401 guard after every export token lookup and wraps export handlers with safeRoute() so unexpected exceptions become controlled responses. This issue is fixed in version 10.38.

osv:CVE-2026-68901
Complete source record
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