CVE-2026-71508
Dolibarr before 24.0.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in the user REST API update endpoint that allows attackers with user-write rights to modify payroll fields by exploiting an incomplete credential denylist that omits payroll columns.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Dolibarr before 24.0.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in the user REST API update endpoint that allows attackers with user-write rights to modify payroll fields by exploiting an incomplete credential denylist that omits payroll columns. Attackers can rewrite salary, bonus, hourly rate, daily rate, and weekly hours for any user without holding payroll rights, with the modified values appearing in payroll export reports.
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://codeant.ai/security-research/cve-2026-71508-dolibarr-payroll-mass-assignment
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/commit/c85d0e840725a3c1a2f49b3e97766469c3cb02b6
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/releases/tag/24.0.0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dolibarr-rest-api-improper-authorization-via-user-update-endpoint
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.