# CVE-2020-26246: Authorization bypass in Pimcore


- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7p8p-4253-3mg6

## What is CVE-2020-26246?

CVE-2020-26246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore, published on 3 Dec 2020. 

### Official description

Pimcore is an open source digital experience platform. In Pimcore before version 6.8.5 it is possible to modify & create website settings without having the appropriate permissions.

Weakness: CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26246?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pimcore Pimcore.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-26246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-26246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pimcore Pimcore

- [CVE-2022-39365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39365/): RCE vulnerability in Pimcore/Mail & Dynamic Text Layout (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18981/): Pimcore Access Control Issues (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18985/): Pimcore 2FA Vulnerable to Brute Forcing (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-23492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23492/): Pimcore has a Blind SQL Injection in Admin Search Find API due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-30848 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47637/): SQL Injection in Admin Grid Filter API in Pimcore (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-26246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-26246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore, published on 3 Dec 2020. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pimcore Pimcore. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.