CVE-2026-42562 PUBLISHED

Plainpad: Privilege Escalation via Writable Admin Field in Profile Update (Access Control)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 28.04.2026 Published: 09.05.2026 Updated: 09.05.2026

Plainpad is a self hosted note taking app. Prior to version 1.1.1, Plainpad allows a low-privilege authenticated user to self-escalate to administrator by submitting admin=true in PUT /api.php/v1/users/{id}. The endpoint directly persists the admin attribute from user input, and the escalated account can immediately access admin-only routes. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 8.3

Product Status

Vendor alextselegidis
Product plainpad
Versions
  • Version < 1.1.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management CWE