CVE-2026-40184: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in mauriceboe TREK
TREK is a collaborative travel planner. Prior to 2.7.2, TREK served uploaded photos without requiring authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-40184 affects mauriceboe TREK versions before 2.7.2. It involves missing authentication controls on the function that serves uploaded photos, allowing unauthenticated users to access these photos. This is classified under CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). The vulnerability is addressed in TREK version 2.7.2, which enforces authentication before serving uploaded photos. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.7, reflecting low severity due to network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users can access uploaded photos without authentication in affected versions of TREK, potentially exposing user content. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported. The confidentiality impact is limited, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to TREK version 2.7.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed by enforcing authentication for serving uploaded photos. No other mitigation is required as the fix is available and official.
CVE-2026-40184: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in mauriceboe TREK
Description
TREK is a collaborative travel planner. Prior to 2.7.2, TREK served uploaded photos without requiring authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.2.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-40184 affects mauriceboe TREK versions before 2.7.2. It involves missing authentication controls on the function that serves uploaded photos, allowing unauthenticated users to access these photos. This is classified under CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). The vulnerability is addressed in TREK version 2.7.2, which enforces authentication before serving uploaded photos. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.7, reflecting low severity due to network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users can access uploaded photos without authentication in affected versions of TREK, potentially exposing user content. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported. The confidentiality impact is limited, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to TREK version 2.7.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed by enforcing authentication for serving uploaded photos. No other mitigation is required as the fix is available and official.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-09T20:59:17.619Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d9581c1cc7ad14dae48c71
Added to database: 4/10/2026, 8:05:48 PM
Last enriched: 4/18/2026, 2:34:25 PM
Last updated: 5/25/2026, 9:49:57 AM
Views: 81
Community Reviews
0 reviewsCrowdsource mitigation strategies, share intel context, and vote on the most helpful responses. Sign in to add your voice and help keep defenders ahead.
Want to contribute mitigation steps or threat intel context? Sign in or create an account to join the community discussion.
Actions
Updates to AI analysis require Pro Console access. Upgrade inside Console → Billing.
Need more coverage?
Upgrade to Pro Console for AI refresh and higher limits.
For incident response and remediation, OffSeq services can help resolve threats faster.
Latest Threats
Check if your credentials are on the dark web
Instant breach scanning across billions of leaked records. Free tier available.