GHSA-vq6j-hj8w-7v39: Decidim: Forms admin question editor lacks authorization
Description
A participant can load the demographics questionnaire admin editor and make changes.
Technical description
The demographics questionnaire editor should require admin access, but the route under /admin/demographics/questions renders the editor interface without checking whether the caller is an admin. A normal participant can load the page and see the live update form action, which proves the protected interface is reachable.
Reproduction steps:
Step 1. Sign in as a normal participant: Open http://localhost:3000/users/sign_in.
Step 2. Request the admin-only editor directly. Open http://localhost:3000/admin/demographics/questions/edit_questions in the same browser.
Step 3. Add another question:
<img width="1522" height="1174" alt="decidim-questions-01" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/923f85d4-0e2f-4511-a9f3-a92f74dbf1d8" />
Note that access was denied when attempting to see question responses or settings.
Impact
- Low-privilege users can access questionnaire-admin interfaces.
- They can read question-management surfaces that should remain limited to questionnaire managers.
Patches
See https://github.com/decidim/decidim/pull/16665
Workarounds
Disable the "decidim-demographics" module
Reference
OWASP A01:2021 Broken Access Control
Credits
This issue was discovered in a security audit organized by the Decidim Association and made by Radically Open Security against Decidim financed by NGI.
Details
Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vq6j-hj8w-7v39
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-450860.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-45086 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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