CVE-2026-78204 PUBLISHED

Ghostwriter through 7.2.6 Missing Authorization on Report Template Lint Endpoints

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 23.08.2026 Published: 24.08.2026 Updated: 24.08.2026

Ghostwriter through 7.2.6 does not apply per-object authorization on its report template lint endpoints. RoleBasedAccessControlMixin.test_func returns only request.user.is_active unless a view overrides it, and neither the endpoint that lints a report template nor the endpoint that returns stored lint results provides an override, so each resolves a ReportTemplate from a caller-supplied primary key with no ownership or client-scope check. Any authenticated account can therefore lint an arbitrary template, which overwrites that template's stored lint result, and can read the returned findings, which enumerate the template's variable names and template-engine errors and so disclose its structure. This is distinct from the template swap path: that endpoint authorizes the report but omits the per-template check, whereas these endpoints omit authorization entirely and remain unfixed.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor GhostManager
Product Ghostwriter
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 7.2.6 (incl.)

Credits

  • George Chen finder

References

Problem Types

  • Missing Authorization CWE