CVE-2026-120487

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    CVE-2026-120487

    Published: 2 Nov 2026Last Modified: 8 Nov 2026

    Summary: LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 Incorrect Authorization via SettingPolicy Core Upgrades

    Details: LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that allows non-Superadmin administrators with settings.edit to access Superadmin-only core-upgrade operations. Attackers can use the /admin/settings/core-upgrades backup, download, restore and upgrade actions to obtain database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/120xxx/CVE-2026-120487.json, https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.4.5, https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-rjjq-v76w-8jh4, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120487, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/laradashboard-before-1.4.5-incorrect-authorization-via-settingpolicy-core-upgrades, https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/fdb77b898e6bb0a0df82bbf979c2bfba38a81532, https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard, https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.2/app/Policies/SettingPolicy.php#L47-L50

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -c17d32cd04f851659fa3be9ff39bd155e13352b7

    Affected versions

    v1.4.2
    v1.4.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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