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CVE-2026-125870VulnerabilityPublished

BookStack before 26.09.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in ImageController::checkImagePermission()

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-125870· Low 2.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.3 Low : upgrade to 26.09.3 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 16:47 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.02.3
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.14.2
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.09.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade bookstack to 26.09.3.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
bookstackappbookstackAffected
  • <26.09.3
Fixed in
  • 26.09.3
GitHubbookstackpkg:github/bookstackOther threatsAffected
  • <26.09.3
Fixed in
  • 26.09.3

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in BookStack version 26.09.3. Users should upgrade to this version or later to resolve the missing authorization vulnerability. No other mitigation actions are indicated.

Description

BookStack versions before 26.09.3 have a missing authorization vulnerability in the ImageController::checkImagePermission() function. This flaw allows authenticated non-admin users to bypass page-level content restrictions for images whose owning pages have been soft-deleted (moved to the recycle bin). The vulnerability arises because the permission check relies on Page::getPage(), which returns null for soft-deleted pages, causing the PageView check to be skipped silently. Attackers can enumerate image IDs to access metadata of restricted images. Additionally, users with image-update-all or image-delete-all privileges can manipulate images belonging to content they cannot view, causing persistent damage even after page restoration.

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