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

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-52892
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 18:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

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

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Jul 2026, 21:08 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-52892
Complete source record
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