CVE-2026-78887: Incorrect Authorization in liketrek TREK
Description
CVE-2026-78887 is a medium severity vulnerability in liketrek TREK up to version 3.0.22. It involves incorrect authorization in the validateShareTokenForAsset function of the Journey Photo Proxy component. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely but requires high complexity and is difficult to exploit. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 resolves the issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
liketrek
TREK
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in liketrek TREK affects the validateShareTokenForAsset function within the Journey Photo Proxy component, allowing for incorrect authorization due to a weakness in token validation. The flaw exists in versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.22. Exploitation requires a high level of complexity and no privileges or user interaction are needed. The vendor has fixed the issue in version 3.1.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker could remotely manipulate the validateShareTokenForAsset function to gain unauthorized access to assets, potentially bypassing intended authorization controls. However, the attack complexity is high and exploitability is difficult, which reduces the likelihood of widespread exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade liketrek TREK to version 3.1.0 or later, as this version contains the official fix for the incorrect authorization vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:01:30.480Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a8d9025acd9273b49317738
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 12:52:53 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 19:34:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
Views: 66
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