CVE-2026-116897 REDAXO before 5.21.4 Missing Authorization in Version and History Previews

High 7.1 Published Updated
Exploited in the wild
Not known
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-116897?

CVE-2026-116897 is a high-severity vulnerability in redaxo core, published on 27 Oct 2026.

Official description

REDAXO core before 5.21.4 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the structure/version and structure/history frontend preview modes, which do not check category or clang permissions for the previewed article. Any backend user, or one holding history[article_rollback], can set rex_version or rex_history_date with arbitrary article_id values to read unpublished working versions and historic or deleted content.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116897?

How do I fix CVE-2026-116897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-116897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f7g4-vhhq-7w9x, GHSA-v4m9-jvvr-83cx.

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