askbot up to 0.12.2 Profile Picture authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in askbot up to 0.12.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Profile Picture Handler. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-1213. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in askbot up to 0.12.2. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Profile Picture Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

All versions of askbot before and including 0.12.2 allow an attacker authenticated with normal user permissions to modify the profile picture of other application users.This issue affects askbot: 0.12.2.

The weakness was disclosed by Daniel Celis. The advisory is available at fluidattacks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-1213 since 01/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch 3da3d75f35204aa71633c7a315327ba39cb6295d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 3da3d75f35204aa71633c7a315327ba39cb6295d

Timelineinfo

01/19/2026 CVE reserved
01/27/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fluidattacks.com
Researcher: Daniel Celis
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-1213 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343002

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2026 15:54
Changes: 01/27/2026 15:54 (67)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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