{"id":"CVE-2023-40020","aliases":["EUVD-2023-44639","GHSA-vhrw-2472-rrjx"],"status":"published","title":"Improper Authentication in PrivateUploader","description":"PrivateUploader is an open source image hosting server written in Vue and TypeScript. In affected versions `app/routes/v3/admin.controller.ts` did not correctly verify whether the user was an administrator (High Level) or moderator (Low Level) causing the request to continue processing. The response would be a 403 with ADMIN_ONLY, however, next() would call leading to any updates/changes in the route to process. This issue has been addressed in version 3.2.49. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00486,"percentile":0.42141,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"published":"2023-08-14T20:03:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:45Z","products":[{"vendor":"privateuploader","product":"privateuploader"},{"vendor":"troplo","product":"privateuploader"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/PrivateUploader/PrivateUploader/security/advisories/GHSA-vhrw-2472-rrjx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/PrivateUploader/PrivateUploader/commit/869657d61e3c7a518177106fe63ea483082b0d3e","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40020.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40020","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40020","title":"Improper Authentication in PrivateUploader","description":"PrivateUploader is an open source image hosting server written in Vue and TypeScript. 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