Description
WHartTest through 2.8.1 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to connect to the /ws/ui/web/ and /ws/ui/actuator/ WebSocket endpoints because UiAutomationConsumer accepts every connection. Attackers can register an actuator with a client-supplied id to intercept other users' test-case payloads, receive broadcast step results, and spoof results and screen frames into victim sessions.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthenticated Access to UI‑Automation WebSocket Endpoints
Action: Patch ASAP
AI Analysis

Impact

WHartTest up through version 2.8.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to connect to the WebSocket endpoints /ws/ui/web/ and /ws/ui/actuator/. The UiAutomationConsumer accepts every connection without verifying authentication, a missing authentication weakness (CWE‑306). Attackers can register a custom actuator id, intercept other users’ test‑case payloads, receive broadcast step results, and inject false results or screen frames into victim sessions. Such manipulation can lead to data leakage, incorrect test outcomes and may compromise the integrity of the UI‑automation workflow.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the MGdaasLab WHartTest application, specifically releases up through and including version 2.8.1. No other product versions are listed as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.9 indicates a moderate severity level. EPSS data is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is any remote actor with network reachability to the application who can establish a WebSocket handshake to the exposed endpoints. Because authentication checks are omitted, exploitation requires only network access and the ability to open a WebSocket connection, making the vulnerability relatively easy to exploit if the endpoints are publicly reachable.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 19:30 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to the latest WHartTest release that implements authentication checks for /ws/ui/web/ and /ws/ui/actuator/ endpoints.
  • Block unauthorized access to those endpoints using firewall rules or reverse‑proxy ACLs so that only trusted hosts or authenticated users can reach them.
  • Configure the application to enforce authentication on WebSocket connections, ensuring that the consumer validates the user’s authentication state before accepting a connection.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 19:30 UTC.

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History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mgdaaslab
Mgdaaslab wharttest
Vendors & Products Mgdaaslab
Mgdaaslab wharttest

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description WHartTest through 2.8.1 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to connect to the /ws/ui/web/ and /ws/ui/actuator/ WebSocket endpoints because UiAutomationConsumer accepts every connection. Attackers can register an actuator with a client-supplied id to intercept other users' test-case payloads, receive broadcast step results, and spoof results and screen frames into victim sessions.
Title WHartTest through 2.8.1 Missing Authentication on UI-Automation WebSocket Endpoints
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Mgdaaslab Wharttest
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T19:28:17.272Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T14:31:10.327Z

Link: CVE-2026-111617

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T19:28:07.274Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T18:17:41.250

Modified: 2026-10-16T20:17:20.710

Link: CVE-2026-111617

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T12:54:42Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function