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CVE-2026-29204: CWE-639 Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in WebPros WHMCS

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-29204cvecve-2026-29204cwe-639
Published: 05/12/2026 (05/12/2026, 17:46:55 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: WebPros
Product: WHMCS

Description

CVE-2026-29204 is a critical vulnerability in WebPros WHMCS affecting versions 7.4.0, 18.13.0, and 9.0.0. It involves an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) due to insufficient ownership checks in the clientarea.php component. An authenticated user can submit requests using another user's addonId without proper validation, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the victim's account.

CVSS v3.1

Score 9.1critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Packagistmore threats →ai
whmcs/whmcs
pkg:composer/whmcs/whmcs
Affected versions
=7.4.0=18.13.0=9.0.0=7.4.0=18.13.0=9.0.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/19/2026, 19:06:56 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-29204) in WebPros WHMCS arises from insufficient ownership validation in the clientarea.php script. Authenticated users can manipulate the addonId parameter to access or perform actions on other users' accounts without authorization. This is classified as CWE-639 (Insecure Direct Object Reference). The vulnerability affects multiple versions of WHMCS and has a critical severity rating with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality and integrity impacts. No official remediation or patch has been disclosed by the vendor as of the published date.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user to access or manipulate another user's account data or resources without authorization, compromising confidentiality and integrity of user accounts. This could lead to unauthorized data disclosure or modification within the WHMCS platform. Availability is not impacted according to the CVSS vector.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the client area to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to addonId parameter usage. Avoid sharing authentication credentials and consider additional application-layer access controls if possible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
hackerone
Date Reserved
2026-03-04T15:00:09.267Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a036fc8cbff5d86100cc449

Added to database: 05/12/2026, 18:22:00 UTC

Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 19:06:56 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC

Views: 261

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