GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit up to 3.3.3 Initial Setup missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit up to 3.3.3. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Initial Setup. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-71878. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit up to 3.3.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Initial Setup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Missing authentication in initial setup functionality left exposed after initial setup is completed in GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit versions before 3.3.4 allows remote authenticated attackers to gain administrative control via authentication bypass

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-71878 since 08/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Integrated Publishing Toolkit 3.3.4

Timelineinfo

08/08/2026 CVE reserved
08/18/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
08/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-71878 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-71878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391880

Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2026 20:11
Changes: 08/18/2026 20:11 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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