Improper AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-287

CVE-2026-6577

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-19
Mitigation only
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
A vulnerability was identified in liangliangyy DjangoBlog up to 2.1.0.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file owntracks/views.py of the component logtracks Endpoint. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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 confidence

Missing authentication vulnerability in DjangoBlog's owntracks/views.py logtracks endpoint allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access functionality that should require authentication. The CVSS 7.3 indicates significant impact.

MitigationImplement proper authentication and authorization checks on the logtracks endpoint in owntracks/views.py. If the endpoint is not required for production use, consider disabling it entirely.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify DjangoBlog installation
    Search for DjangoBlog codebase - look for files named 'blog.py', 'models.py', or directories containing 'djangoblog' in your web application root
    Affected if DjangoBlog framework is present in the environment
  2. Check owntracks module presence
    Locate owntracks/views.py in the DjangoBlog source code and verify the logtracks function exists
    Affected if The owntracks application with logtracks endpoint exists in the codebase
  3. Determine if owntracks is in installed apps
    Inspect Django settings.py and look for 'owntracks' in the INSTALLED_APPS list
    Affected if owntracks is listed in INSTALLED_APPS configuration
  4. Verify endpoint routing configuration
    Check urls.py files for any route mapping to owntracks/views.py logtracks endpoint (commonly at /owntracks/logtracks or similar path)
    Affected if A URL pattern routes requests to the logtracks function without authentication requirements
  5. Test endpoint authentication requirement
    Send an unauthenticated HTTP request to the owntracks logtracks endpoint and verify response - check if the endpoint returns data or error instead of redirecting to login
    Affected if The endpoint returns successful data or accepts requests without requiring authentication credentials (HTTP 200 response without login redirect)
  6. Review view function authentication decorators
    Examine owntracks/views.py and inspect the logtracks function for decorators like @login_required, @require_http_methods, or authentication middleware usage
    Affected if The logtracks function lacks authentication decorators or authentication middleware checks

The environment is affected if DjangoBlog with the owntracks module is installed and the logtracks endpoint is accessible without providing authentication credentials.

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Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authentication and authorization checks on the logtracks endpoint in owntracks/views.py. If the endpoint is not required for production use, consider disabling it entirely.

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