CVE-2026-105126 in LaraDashboard
Summary
by MITRE • 10/04/2026
LaraDashboard before 1.4.8 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows authenticated Admin users to escalate to Superadmin by editing or renaming roles. Attackers with role.edit can rename their role to Superadmin or grant user.login_as permissions to take over accounts and reach core upgrade and module installation functions for code execution.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/04/2026
The security flaw identified in LaraDashboard versions prior to 1.4.8 represents a critical failure in access control mechanisms, specifically categorized under CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management. This vulnerability stems from an insufficient validation of role assignments during the administrative process of editing or renaming user roles within the application's backend interface. The core technical deficiency lies in the absence of strict authorization checks that verify whether a user possessing only basic administrative privileges is permitted to assign or modify high-level system roles, such as Superadmin. By exploiting this logic error, an attacker who has successfully authenticated with standard Admin credentials can manipulate the role assignment parameters to elevate their own status to that of a Superadmin. This escalation bypasses the intended hierarchical security model, effectively granting the attacker unrestricted access to all administrative functions and sensitive data stores within the platform.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe due to the extensive capabilities associated with the Superadmin role in LaraDashboard. Once an attacker achieves privilege escalation through role manipulation, they gain the ability to execute actions that compromise the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the entire system. Specifically, the flaw allows attackers to grant themselves user.login_as permissions, which facilitates account takeover by allowing them to impersonate other users without needing their credentials. Furthermore, access to core upgrade mechanisms and module installation functions enables remote code execution (RCE). An attacker can install malicious modules or trigger updates that execute arbitrary commands on the underlying server infrastructure, potentially leading to full system compromise, data exfiltration, or use of the compromised host as a pivot point for further network attacks.
From an offensive security perspective, this vulnerability aligns with MITRE ATT&CK techniques related to Privilege Escalation and Defense Evasion. The initial exploitation phase corresponds to T1078 Valid Accounts, where authenticated users leverage their existing access to perform unauthorized actions. The act of renaming roles or modifying permissions falls under T1098 Account Manipulation, as the attacker alters system configurations to maintain persistent elevated access. Finally, the installation of modules for code execution maps directly to T1583 Acquire Infrastructure and potentially T1204 User Execution if social engineering is involved in deploying payloads via installed modules. These mappings highlight how a single configuration flaw can facilitate multiple stages of an attack lifecycle, from initial foothold maintenance to full system control.
Mitigation strategies must focus on implementing robust authorization checks at the application logic level rather than relying solely on frontend restrictions or role labels. Developers should enforce strict separation of duties by ensuring that only users with explicitly defined Superadmin privileges can modify high-level roles such as Superadmin itself. Implementing principle of least privilege is essential, meaning that API endpoints and administrative interfaces must validate not just user authentication but also specific permission scopes before processing any changes to role assignments. Additionally, introducing multi-factor authentication for critical administrative actions and logging all role modification events with detailed audit trails can help detect unauthorized attempts early. Upgrading LaraDashboard to version 1.4.8 or later is the primary remediation step, as these versions include patches that correct the underlying access control logic preventing improper privilege management through role editing interfaces.