Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-25083

HIGH · 8.3 CVSS v3.0 Published 2026-03-16
Mitigation only
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89/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
GROWI OpenAI thread/message API endpoints do not perform authorization. Affected are v7.4.5 and earlier versions. A logged-in user who knows a shared AI assistant's identifier may view and/or tamper the other user's threads/messages.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

GROWI versions 7.4.5 and earlier contain an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the OpenAI thread/message API endpoints. The affected endpoints lack proper authorization checks, allowing any authenticated user who knows a shared AI assistant's identifier to view or modify threads and messages belonging to other users.

MitigationImplement proper authorization validation on all OpenAI thread/message API endpoints to verify the requesting user owns or has permission to access the requested resource before returning or modifying any data.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify GROWI installation and version
    Check the installed GROWI version by reviewing package.json, docker image tags, or the /_api/v3/version endpoint if available. Compare against affected versions: 7.4.5 and earlier.
    Affected if The installed version is 7.4.5 or any earlier version of GROWI.
  2. Verify OpenAI integration is enabled
    Inspect GROWI configuration settings (environment variables, admin panel, or config file) for any OpenAI-related settings such as OPENAI_API_KEY, GROWI_AI_ENABLED, or AI Assistant configurations.
    Affected if OpenAI integration or AI Assistant features are enabled in the GROKI instance.
  3. Confirm user authentication is active
    Check whether GROWI has user authentication configured and that the system allows user logins, as the IDOR vulnerability requires an authenticated user to exploit.
    Affected if User authentication is enabled and users can log in to the GROWI instance.
  4. Check for shared AI assistant configurations
    Review GROWI admin or AI assistant settings to determine if any shared AI assistants with identifiable thread/message access are configured.
    Affected if Shared AI assistants exist in the environment where one user could potentially know another user's thread identifier.

The environment is affected if running GROWI version 7.4.5 or earlier with OpenAI integration enabled and user authentication active, allowing any logged-in user to potentially access other users' AI assistant threads via the vulnerable endpoints.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization validation on all OpenAI thread/message API endpoints to verify the requesting user owns or has permission to access the requested resource before returning or modifying any data.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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