CVE-2026-54377 in VitaFit
Summary
by MITRE • 11/05/2026
VitaFit cloud API before 2026-10-30 contained an insecure direct object reference vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to access another user's data by supplying a different user_id or profile_id to endpoints such as GET /front/profile/{profile_id}/report/ and GET /front/profile/{profile_id}/body_index_per_day/. Attackers can leverage predictable user_id and profile_id relationships combined with an account-enumeration weakness to read another account's email address, profile, body-composition report, and measurement history at scale.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 11/05/2026
The vulnerability identified in the VitaFit cloud API prior to October 30, 2026, represents a classic case of Broken Access Control, specifically manifesting as an Insecure Direct Object Reference or IDOR flaw within the application's backend logic. This security defect arises from the system's failure to enforce proper authorization checks when processing requests that target specific user resources via URL parameters such as profile_id and user_id. Instead of validating whether the authenticated session associated with the API request possesses the necessary permissions to access the resource identified by these identifiers, the server blindly trusts the input provided by the client. This architectural oversight allows any authenticated actor to manipulate the object references in their requests to point toward data belonging to other users within the same ecosystem.
From a technical perspective, the exploitation of this vulnerability relies on the predictability and sequential nature of the user_id and profile_id values generated by the application's database or identity management system. Because these identifiers are often auto-incrementing integers rather than random UUIDs or opaque tokens, attackers can easily enumerate valid IDs through simple iteration scripts. By systematically incrementing the ID parameter in API calls directed at endpoints like GET /front/profile/{profile_id}/report/ and GET /front/profile/{profile_id}/body_index_per_day/, an attacker can traverse the user base of the application. This process is significantly accelerated by a concurrent account-enumeration weakness, which likely allows attackers to confirm the existence of specific accounts based on HTTP response codes or timing differences before attempting to extract sensitive data from those confirmed targets.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe due to the sensitivity of the data exposed through these endpoints. The compromised information includes personally identifiable information such as email addresses, detailed profile configurations, and highly personal health metrics including body-composition reports and historical measurement data. For a fitness application like VitaFit, this constitutes a significant breach of user privacy and potentially violates regulatory frameworks such as GDPR or HIPAA if the data is classified as protected health information in certain jurisdictions. The ability to scrape this data at scale means that attackers can build comprehensive profiles on thousands of users, leading to risks ranging from targeted phishing campaigns and social engineering attacks to identity theft and physical safety concerns for individuals whose location or routine habits might be inferred from their fitness tracking history.
This vulnerability aligns directly with CWE-639, which describes the issue of authorization bypass through direct object reference manipulation. Furthermore, in terms of offensive security frameworks, this behavior maps to MITRE ATT&CK technique T1078, specifically Valid Accounts, as it requires initial authentication but exploits weak access control logic rather than credential compromise. It also relates to T1539, Steal Web Session Cookie, if the session management is similarly flawed, though the primary vector here is logical authorization failure. The combination of IDOR and enumeration creates a high-severity risk profile that demands immediate remediation.
To mitigate this vulnerability, developers must implement strict object-level access control checks on all API endpoints that handle user-specific data. This involves ensuring that every request validates that the authenticated user's identity matches the owner of the requested resource before returning any data. The use of opaque, non-sequential identifiers such as UUIDs for profile_id and user_id can also reduce the efficiency of enumeration attacks by making it computationally infeasible to guess valid IDs without prior knowledge. Additionally, implementing rate limiting on these endpoints can help detect and block automated scanning activities that attempt to iterate through large ranges of IDs. Regular security testing, including both static analysis and dynamic penetration testing focused on access control logic, is essential to prevent similar flaws from being introduced during future development cycles.