CVE-2026-105171 in food-waste-management-system
Summary
by MITRE • 10/05/2026
A security vulnerability has been detected in kishor-23 food-waste-management-system 411989e3ecb82895e53dca7865f72145f03d7d93/b3a70b2c492dc9904de5be1ad9389bd79b87f82c. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file admin/admin.php of the component Role Attribute Handler. Such manipulation of the argument Name leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. Multiple endpoints are affected. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/05/2026
The identified vulnerability resides within the admin/admin.php component of the kishor-23 food-waste-management-system, specifically affecting the Role Attribute Handler functionality. This flaw represents a critical authorization bypass mechanism that allows attackers to manipulate the Name argument associated with role assignments or administrative privileges. By exploiting this improper handling of user-supplied input, an adversary can circumvent intended access controls and gain unauthorized elevated permissions within the application environment. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-269, which denotes Improper Privilege Management, as it directly relates to the failure to enforce proper restrictions on account actions and privileges based on assigned roles or identities.
The operational impact of this flaw is severe due to its remote exploitable nature. Since the attack can be launched remotely without requiring prior authentication or physical access to the system, the threat surface for potential exploitation is significantly expanded. An attacker could potentially take full control of the administrative interface, leading to a complete compromise of data integrity and confidentiality within the food waste management platform. This includes the ability to modify critical configuration settings, manipulate user accounts, or exfiltrate sensitive operational data related to waste collection logistics and partner information. The fact that multiple endpoints are affected suggests that this is not an isolated incident but rather a systemic issue in how role attributes are validated across various administrative functions within the application architecture.
From a threat intelligence perspective, this vulnerability aligns with MITRE ATT&CK technique T1078, specifically Valid Accounts and potentially T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation if the bypass leads to higher-level system access. The public disclosure of an exploit indicates that automated scanning tools and malicious actors are likely already attempting to leverage this weakness against exposed instances of the software. The lack of versioning in the product complicates traditional patch management strategies, as there is no clear mapping between specific code commits or releases and the presence of the vulnerability. This absence of semantic versioning means administrators cannot rely on standard update mechanisms to remediate the issue, requiring manual code inspection and modification instead.
Mitigation efforts must focus on immediate input validation and strict enforcement of role-based access control policies within the admin/admin.php script. Developers should implement allow-lists for acceptable values in the Name argument rather than relying on blacklist approaches or implicit trust assumptions. Additionally, implementing robust session management checks that verify current user privileges against requested actions at every administrative endpoint can help mitigate the impact even if input validation is bypassed. Since the project maintainers have not yet responded to early issue reports, organizations running this software should consider isolating affected instances from public networks until a verified patch or workaround is developed by the community or internal security teams. Regular audits of authentication and authorization logic are essential to ensure that privilege escalation paths remain closed against evolving attack vectors.