Description
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, the hasAccessToLabel function contains a SQL operator precedence bug that allows any authenticated user to read any label that has at least one task association, regardless of project access. Label titles, descriptions, colors, and creator information are exposed. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.
Published: 2026-04-10
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Access to Label Metadata
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability in Vikunja's hasAccessToLabel function arises from a SQL operator precedence bug. An attacker who is authenticated can craft requests that bypass project‑level checks and retrieve any label associated with at least one task. The exposed data includes the label’s title, description, color, and creator identity. This leak compromises confidentiality of organizational metadata and represents a broken access control flaw (CWE‑863). It does not lead to code execution or denial of service, but it allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.

Affected Systems

Affected deployments are those running Vikunja before version 2.3.0, the open‑source self‑hosted task management platform maintained by go‑vikunja. No other vendors are listed in this advisory. Users operating any version older than 2.3.0 are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 points to low severity, and no EPSS score is available, so the likelihood of exploitation is uncertain. The vulnerability is not included in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires only authenticated access to the application; no special conditions are needed. While the impact is restricted to confidential label data, the ease of exploitation means the risk is moderate but not critical. Administrators should apply the 2.3.0 patch promptly to eliminate the flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 10, 2026 at 17:27 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Vikunja to version 2.3.0 or later.
  • Confirm that label data is no longer returned for projects the user does not own.
  • Review and reinforce project‑level access controls to match the updated logic.
  • Monitor application logs for attempts to read unauthorized labels.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 10, 2026 at 17:27 UTC.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hj5c-mhh2-g7jq Vikunja has Broken Access Control on Label Read via SQL Operator Precedence Bug
History

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vikunja:vikunja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vikunja
Vikunja vikunja

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Go-vikunja
Go-vikunja vikunja
Vendors & Products Go-vikunja
Go-vikunja vikunja

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, the hasAccessToLabel function contains a SQL operator precedence bug that allows any authenticated user to read any label that has at least one task association, regardless of project access. Label titles, descriptions, colors, and creator information are exposed. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.
Title Vikunja has Broken Access Control on Label Read via SQL Operator Precedence Bug
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Go-vikunja Vikunja
Vikunja Vikunja
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-14T14:51:51.537Z

Reserved: 2026-04-03T21:25:12.162Z

Link: CVE-2026-35596

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T14:51:45.978Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-10T17:17:03.067

Modified: 2026-04-17T22:00:03.637

Link: CVE-2026-35596

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-13T13:01:04Z

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