Description
Webreaper Damselfly through 4.5.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access all /api/* routes because controller authorization attributes are commented out. Attackers can send PUT /api/users with Admin roles to create administrator accounts, or POST /api/users to reset any user's password, gaining full control.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description Webreaper Damselfly through 4.5.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access all /api/* routes because controller authorization attributes are commented out. Attackers can send PUT /api/users with Admin roles to create administrator accounts, or POST /api/users to reset any user's password, gaining full control.
Title Webreaper Damselfly through 4.5.3 Missing Authentication on REST API Controllers
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T21:19:19.069Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T14:31:11.555Z

Link: CVE-2026-111626

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T18:17:42.583

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:03:18.127

Link: CVE-2026-111626

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Updated: 2026-10-16T19:30:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function