CVE-2026-44204: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Shelf-nu shelf.nu
Shelf is a platform for tracking physical assets. From 1.12 to before 1.20.1, a SQL injection vulnerability in the sortBy query parameter on the /assets route allows any authenticated user (any role) to execute arbitrary SQL and read data from any table in the database, including data belonging to other organizations. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.20.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Shelf-nu asset tracking platform suffers from an improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-20) leading to SQL injection (CWE-89) in the sortBy query parameter on the /assets endpoint. Authenticated users can exploit this to execute arbitrary SQL commands and access unauthorized data across organizations. This affects versions 1.12 through 1.20.0. The vulnerability is addressed by upgrading to version 1.20.1.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows authenticated users with any role to perform unauthorized SQL queries, potentially exposing sensitive data from any table in the database, including data belonging to other organizations. There is no indication of data modification or denial of service impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Shelf-nu to version 1.20.1 or later, where this SQL injection vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor has released a fixed version, applying this official patch is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the version information in the advisory.
CVE-2026-44204: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Shelf-nu shelf.nu
Description
Shelf is a platform for tracking physical assets. From 1.12 to before 1.20.1, a SQL injection vulnerability in the sortBy query parameter on the /assets route allows any authenticated user (any role) to execute arbitrary SQL and read data from any table in the database, including data belonging to other organizations. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.20.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Shelf-nu asset tracking platform suffers from an improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-20) leading to SQL injection (CWE-89) in the sortBy query parameter on the /assets endpoint. Authenticated users can exploit this to execute arbitrary SQL commands and access unauthorized data across organizations. This affects versions 1.12 through 1.20.0. The vulnerability is addressed by upgrading to version 1.20.1.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows authenticated users with any role to perform unauthorized SQL queries, potentially exposing sensitive data from any table in the database, including data belonging to other organizations. There is no indication of data modification or denial of service impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Shelf-nu to version 1.20.1 or later, where this SQL injection vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor has released a fixed version, applying this official patch is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the version information in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T15:13:47.571Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a036fd1cbff5d86100ccd2a
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 18:22:09 UTC
Last enriched: 05/20/2026, 18:50:44 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 73
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