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    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-35445",
        "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M",
        "dateReserved": "2026-04-02T19:25:52.192Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-26T16:40:51.500Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-26T16:40:51.500Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "title": "Winter: Authenticated backend users can bypass Users controller permission checks",
            "problemTypes": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-285",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-285: Improper Authorization",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "metrics": [
                {
                    "cvssV4_0": {
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackRequirements": "PRESENT",
                        "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
                        "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
                        "subConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
                        "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
                        "baseScore": 7.1,
                        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N",
                        "version": "4.0"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/wintercms/winter/security/advisories/GHSA-j5jq-cr68-v2xx",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/wintercms/winter/security/advisories/GHSA-j5jq-cr68-v2xx"
                },
                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/wintercms/winter/pull/1473",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/wintercms/winter/pull/1473"
                },
                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/wintercms/winter/releases/tag/v1.2.13",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/wintercms/winter/releases/tag/v1.2.13"
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "vendor": "wintercms",
                    "product": "winter",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "< 1.2.13",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
                "shortName": "GitHub_M",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-08-26T16:40:51.500Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Winter CMS is a content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. In versions prior to 1.2.13, the backend did not validate the handler name submitted through the form postback _handler POST field, allowing an authenticated backend user to invoke arbitrary controller methods, including protected, private, and action-prefixed ones. While AJAX requests validate that handler names match the on[A-Z][\\w+]* pattern, the postback path passed the submitted _handler value straight to the handler dispatcher with no such check, so any controller that exposes a public action or conditionally relaxes its $requiredPermissions check could be reached, bypassing the roles and permissions system. The built-in Users controller was affected because it set $requiredPermissions to null for the myaccount action, letting any authenticated backend user invoke user-management methods such as update_onDelete and update_onManualPasswordReset without holding the backend.manage_users permission. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.13."
                }
            ],
            "source": {
                "advisory": "GHSA-j5jq-cr68-v2xx",
                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
            }
        }
    }
}