CVE-2026-47227
Published:August 12, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
Admidio is an open-source user management solution. "modules/categories.php" checks that the supplied "type" parameter ("ANN", "EVT", "ROL", "USF", …) corresponds to a module the actor administers. The follow-up "is this specific category editable by me" check at lines 56-61 is dead code because it compares "$getType" (a category-type code) against mode names ("edit"/"save"/"delete"); the condition is permanently false, so "$category->isEditable()" is never invoked. Prior to version 5.0.10, the "delete", "sequence", and "save" switch cases load the category by the supplied UUID and act on it without re-checking that the category belongs to a module the actor administers. A user holding only one module-administrator right can therefore destroy or reorder empty categories belonging to other modules — for example, an announcements administrator can delete role categories, profile-field categories, or weblink categories that they have no right to touch. Version 5.0.10 fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
admidio/admidio (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-add-inventory-demo-data <v5.0.10Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.0.10admidio/admidio (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=v4.1.x-dev <v5.0.10Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.0.10Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24