# CVE-2026-28276: Initiative Allows Unauthenticated Access to Uploaded Documents via Public /uploads/ Endpoint

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive uploaded documents via public URLs due to missing authorization checks in the Initiative platform.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w34j-fx72-h2pq

## What is CVE-2026-28276?

CVE-2026-28276 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Morelitea initiative, published on 26 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Initiative is a self-hosted project management platform. An access control vulnerability exists in Initiative versions prior to 0.32.2 where uploaded documents are served from a publicly accessible /uploads/ directory without any authentication or authorization checks. Any uploaded file can be accessed directly via its URL by unauthenticated users (e.g., in an incognito browser session), leading to potential disclosure of sensitive documents. The problem was patched in v0.32.2, and the patch was further improved on in 032.4.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28276?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Morelitea Initiative.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-28276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-28276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Morelitea initiative

- [CVE-2026-28274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28274/): Initiative Vulnerable to Token Theft via Stored XSS in Document Uploads (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-28275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28275/): Initiative Vulnerable to Improper Session Invalidation (JWT Remains Valid) (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-28276 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-28276 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Morelitea initiative, published on 26 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Morelitea initiative. 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-2026-28276/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28276/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28276
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28276
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-28276

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28276/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.