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GHSA-j5mc-p8qg-39j7: Kimai Favorite Timesheet Add and Remove Endpoints Allows Cross-User Bookmark Manipulation

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Summary Kimai 2.56.0 contains an authenticated improper authorization / IDOR vulnerability in the favorite timesheet add and remove endpoints. A low-privileged user who knows another user's timesheet.id can add that record to, or remove it from, the victim's favorite/recent bookmark list. This allows cross-user manipulation of per-user favorite state without administrative privileges. Details The issue affects the following routes: - GET /en/favorite/timesheet/add/{id} - GET /en/favorite/timesheet/remove/{id} Both endpoints accept a user-controlled timesheet identifier and only require the caller to hold the generic start_own_timesheet permission. They do not verify that the referenced Timesheet object belongs to the currently authenticated user. - In src/Controller/FavoriteController.php, the controller methods accept a Timesheet object directly and forward it to the favorite service. - The root cause becomes more obvious in src/Timesheet/FavoriteRecordService.php. The bookmark owner is derived from $timesheet->getUser() instead of the current session user. - Because of this design, any authenticated user who can reference another user's timesheet ID can modify the victim's favorite/recent bookmark data. *A PoC was provided, but removed for security reasons.* Impact This vulnerability allows any authenticated low-privileged user to manipulate another user's favorite bookmark state across accounts. An attacker can inject arbitrary victim-owned timesheet entries into the victim's quick-entry workflow, remove existing favorites, and repeatedly disturb the victim's normal timesheet usage without needing administrative privileges. The issue does not directly disclose sensitive data, but it is a real cross-user business-state tampering vulnerability with clear integrity impact. Because the add and remove endpoints can be combined, an attacker can reliably insert, remove, and reorder entries in another user's favorite/recent

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Source
GitHub Security Advisories (INTL · database · site)
Severity
low
Published
2026-07-02
Last updated
2026-07-02
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5mc-p8qg-39j7

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