CVE-2026-71508 Dolibarr < 24.0.0 REST API Improper Authorization via User Update Endpoint
Attackers with user-write rights can modify payroll fields for any user due to missing authorization checks in the REST API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-71508?
CVE-2026-71508 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in dolibarr, published on 24 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dolibarr before 24.0.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in the user REST API update endpoint that allows attackers with user-write rights to modify payroll fields by exploiting an incomplete credential denylist that omits payroll columns. Attackers can rewrite salary, bonus, hourly rate, daily rate, and weekly hours for any user without holding payroll rights, with the modified values appearing in payroll export reports.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71508?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71508?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-71508 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-71508 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4xf-f652-w522.