CVE-2026-3527
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 · uneditedMissing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Drupal AJAX Dashboard allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AJAX Dashboard: from 0.0.0 before 3.1.0.
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 · moderate confidenceA missing authentication vulnerability in the Drupal AJAX Dashboard module allows unauthenticated attackers to access critical functions that should require authentication. This bypass occurs due to incorrectly configured access control security levels in affected versions prior to 3.1.0.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.1.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify AJAX Dashboard module versionCheck the module's info.yml file or the Drupal admin interface at /admin/modules to locate the Ceriumsoft Ajax Dashboard module and note its version numberAffected if The installed version is lower than 3.1.0
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Review module access control settingsNavigate to the AJAX Dashboard module configuration page at /admin/config/ajax-dashboard/settings and examine the access control permissions section for any misconfigurations that allow anonymous accessAffected if Access control is set to permit unauthenticated users to critical functions or administrative actions
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Inspect AJAX callback endpointsUse browser developer tools or a web proxy to trace AJAX requests made by the dashboard and check if sensitive endpoints under /ajax-dashboard/ respond without requiring session authenticationAffected if AJAX endpoints return valid data or execute actions when accessed without a logged-in session
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Test unauthenticated access to dashboard functionsLogout completely from the Drupal site and attempt to access known AJAX Dashboard URLs or API endpoints that should require admin privilegesAffected if The system returns successful responses or allows configuration changes without authentication
You are affected if the Ceriumsoft Ajax Dashboard module version is below 3.1.0 and unauthenticated users can access or modify dashboard functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.1.0
Upgrade AJAX Dashboard module to version 3.1.0 or later. Verify that access control configurations are properly set after the upgrade.
3.1.0
- 1. Backup your Drupal site database and files before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to the Drupal administration interface or use composer to update the AJAX Dashboard module
- 3. Update AJAX Dashboard to version 3.1.0
- 4. Run Drupal database updates (drush updatedb or via admin UI) if required
- 5. Clear Drupal caches (drush cr or via admin UI)
- 6. Verify the update was successful and test AJAX Dashboard functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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