Starlette-Admin: Unvalidated `order_by` parameter allows ordering by hidden columns (info-exposure oracle) and HTTP 500 DoS

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-54553
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-26 15:16:49 UTC
Updated2026-09-09 21:09:13 UTC
DescriptionStarlette-Admin is a fast, beautiful and extensible administrative interface framework for FastAPI and Starlette applications. Prior to 0.16.1, the list API does not validate user-supplied order_by and structured where field names against the configured sortable_fields and searchable_fields allowlists. An authenticated user with access to an affected list endpoint can submit arbitrary field names to starlette_admin/base.py and the BaseModelView validation path, bypassing restrictions presented by the administrative user interface. Requests can sort or filter on fields that are not intended to be sortable or searchable, causing limited information exposure. Invalid field names and special Python attribute names such as metadata and the class dunder attribute can also trigger unhandled exceptions and HTTP 500 responses, causing limited denial of service for targeted requests. This issue is fixed in version 0.16.1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 0.003360000 probability, percentile 0.266170000 (date 2026-09-10)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-248 | CWE-639 | CWE-200 CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | CWE-248 CWE-248: Uncaught Exception | CWE-639 CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Jowilf Starlette-admin affected < 0.16.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/releases/tag/0.16.1 [email protected] github.com
github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/commit/d2a25ebbaf213d4c2cfc87187e34309... [email protected] github.com
github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/commit/57a1a76d45dfed16f580677303c5fd2... [email protected] github.com
github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/security/advisories/GHSA-6753-gr46-6wpr [email protected] github.com
github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/pull/776 [email protected] github.com
github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/commit/3d9639d12ffc30b0b92d45ad6aae5fe... [email protected] github.com
github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/commit/af05b45cd90944b726949fd650ab9d1... [email protected] github.com
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