Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2026-7091

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
A flaw has been found in code-projects Invoice System in Laravel 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /user of the component User Management Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been published and may be used.

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

This is an improper authorization vulnerability in the User Management Handler of a Laravel-based invoice system (version 1.0). The /user endpoint lacks proper access control checks, allowing authenticated or unauthenticated users to potentially access or modify user data they should not have permission to view or alter.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks in the User Management Handler, ensuring users can only access and modify their own data. Apply Laravel middleware or policy-based authorization to validate user permissions before executing any user management operations.

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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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the application type
    Inspect the application source code or response headers to confirm it is a Laravel-based invoice system. Look for Laravel-specific markers such as Laravel session cookies, X-Laravel-Version headers, or the presence of laravel/framework in vendor directories.
    Affected if The application is confirmed to be a Laravel-based invoice system.
  2. Verify the installed version
    Check the application's version file, composer.json, or version constant to confirm the exact version. Compare the installed version to the affected range (1.0).
    Affected if The installed version is 1.0.
  3. Locate the User Management Handler
    Search the application source code for the User Management Handler file or class. Look for files handling user management operations, typically in app/Http/Controllers or app/Handlers directories.
    Affected if A User Management Handler exists in the application.
  4. Inspect the /user endpoint configuration
    Examine the route definitions in routes/web.php or routes/api.php to locate the /user endpoint. Verify if the route is defined and note any middleware applied to it.
    Affected if A /user route endpoint is defined in the application routes.
  5. Check for authorization middleware on the user route
    Review the middleware stack applied to the /user route. Look for auth, auth:sanctum, or custom policy middleware. Examine the User Management Handler code for explicit authorization checks before user data access or modification operations.
    Affected if The /user endpoint lacks proper authorization middleware (auth, policy, or custom authorization checks) or has no middleware at all.

A user is affected if they are running the Laravel invoice system version 1.0 with a /user endpoint that has no or insufficient authorization middleware protecting user data access and modification operations.

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 checks in the User Management Handler, ensuring users can only access and modify their own data. Apply Laravel middleware or policy-based authorization to validate user permissions before executing any user management operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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