CVE-2026-47227 PUBLISHED

Admidio module-administrator can delete or reorder categories owned by other modules via dead authorization check in `modules/categories.php`

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 18.05.2026 Published: 12.08.2026 Updated: 12.08.2026

Admidio is an open-source user management solution. modules/categories.php checks that the supplied type parameter (ANN, EVT, ROL, USF, …) corresponds to a module the actor administers. The follow-up "is this specific category editable by me" check at lines 56-61 is dead code because it compares $getType (a category-type code) against mode names (edit/save/delete); the condition is permanently false, so $category->isEditable() is never invoked. Prior to version 5.0.10, the delete, sequence, and save switch cases load the category by the supplied UUID and act on it without re-checking that the category belongs to a module the actor administers. A user holding only one module-administrator right can therefore destroy or reorder empty categories belonging to other modules — for example, an announcements administrator can delete role categories, profile-field categories, or weblink categories that they have no right to touch. Version 5.0.10 fixes the issue.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor Admidio
Product admidio
Versions
  • Version < 5.0.10 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization CWE