Description
Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to 2.57.0, GET or POST requests to /en/admin/activity/create/{project} and /en/admin/project/create/{customer} require only the generic create_activity or create_project capability and do not verify edit access to the supplied Project or Customer object. A user who knows a valid project.id or customer identifier can use the preset-parent creation logic in src/Controller/ActivityController.php or src/Controller/ProjectController.php to persist a new child business object under an unauthorized parent, polluting project or customer configuration and influencing later time-entry, rate, reporting, and billing behavior. This issue is fixed in version 2.57.0.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3q6q-26vg-v97x Kimai: Improper Authorization Through Activity Creation with Preset Project Allows Creation Under Unauthorized Projects
History

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kimai
Kimai kimai
Vendors & Products Kimai
Kimai kimai

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to 2.57.0, GET or POST requests to /en/admin/activity/create/{project} and /en/admin/project/create/{customer} require only the generic create_activity or create_project capability and do not verify edit access to the supplied Project or Customer object. A user who knows a valid project.id or customer identifier can use the preset-parent creation logic in src/Controller/ActivityController.php or src/Controller/ProjectController.php to persist a new child business object under an unauthorized parent, polluting project or customer configuration and influencing later time-entry, rate, reporting, and billing behavior. This issue is fixed in version 2.57.0.
Title Kimai: Improper Authorization in Kimai Activity Creation with Preset Project Allows Creation Under Unauthorized Projects
Weaknesses CWE-639
CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T10:38:16.963Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T18:11:06.661Z

Link: CVE-2026-52821

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T11:17:09.107

Modified: 2026-09-15T11:17:09.107

Link: CVE-2026-52821

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T11:30:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

  • CWE-862

    Missing Authorization