OpenProject has Cross-Project Meeting Agenda Item Injection via Unscoped Section Lookup
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-40896 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-04-20 16:16:48 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-20 19:03:07 UTC |
| Description | OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to version 17.3.0, a user with `manage_agendas` permission in any project can inject agenda items into meetings belonging to any other project on the instance — even projects they have no access to. No knowledge of the target project, meeting, or victim is required; the attacker can blindly spray items into every meeting on the instance by iterating sequential section IDs. Version 17.3.0 patches the issue. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.000240000 probability, percentile 0.065530000 (date 2026-04-21)
Problem Types: CWE-367 | CWE-639 | CWE-367 CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition | CWE-639 CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Opf | Openproject | affected < 17.3.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-hh5p-gwf8-h245 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | |
| github.com/opf/openproject/commit/8f693a1f35d0a84bb69af78fb6925f74329ae4fe | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.