CVE-2026-86112
BookWyrm through 0.9.1 fails to validate user visibility permissions in the Favorite and Unfavorite views, allowing authenticated attackers to favorite or unfavorite followers-only and direct statuses they cannot access. Attackers can POST to the favorite endpoint with a status ID to create unauthorized interactions, trigger ActivityPub broadcasts, and enumerate private status IDs through response differentiation.
Published:Sep 5, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 7, 2026
EPS:Sep 5, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00177
CVSS Score:5.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Bookwyrm-social
Product
Bookwyrm
Bookwyrm-social
Bookwyrm
Vendor
Joinbookwyrm
Product
Bookwyrm
Joinbookwyrm
Bookwyrm
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
