# CVE-2026-23496: Pimcore Web2Print Tools Bundle "Favourite Output Channel Configuration" Missing Function Level Authorization

> Authenticated users lacking specific permissions can modify or retrieve Favourite Output Channel Configurations due to missing server-side authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wg4-p27p-5q2r

## What is CVE-2026-23496?

CVE-2026-23496 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pimcore, published on 15 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pimcore Web2Print Tools Bundle adds tools for web-to-print use cases to Pimcore. Prior to 5.2.2 and 6.1.1, the application fails to enforce proper server-side authorization checks on the API endpoint responsible for managing "Favourite Output Channel Configurations." Testing revealed that an authenticated backend user without explicitely lacking permissions for this feature was still able to successfully invoke the endpoint and modify or retrieve these configurations. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.2.2 and 6.1.1.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23496?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle` | Packagist | All versions | 5.2.2 |
| `pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle` | Packagist | All versions | 5.2.2 |
| `pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle` | Packagist | From 6.0.0-RC1 | 6.1.1 |
| `pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle` | Packagist | From 6.0.0-RC1 | 6.1.1 |

Products: Pimcore Web2print Tools.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-23496?

Upgrade pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle to a fixed version for your release line: 5.2.2 or 6.1.1.

## Is CVE-2026-23496 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-23496 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-23496 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-23496 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pimcore, published on 15 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-23496 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.2.2
- pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.2.2
- pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0-RC1; fixed in 6.1.1
- pimcore/web2print-tools-bundle (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0-RC1; fixed in 6.1.1

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-2026-23496/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23496/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23496
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23496
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23496

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23496/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.