CVE-2026-108740
GoatCounter through 2.7.0 contains a mass assignment privilege escalation vulnerability in the…
- Risk score
- 55/100
- CVSS
- 8.3 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 11 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- GoatCounter through 2.7.0 contains a mass assignment privilege escalation vulnerability in the userPrefSave handler that allows logged-in users to modify protected account fields via form-encoded requests. Attackers with read-only access can POST user.access[all]=* and user.email_verified=true to /user/pref, bypassing…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.3 high
References
- https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter
- https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/7e91d8a9bdbb0dd48496e498c5680f8f3477a1b4/handlers/settings_user.go#L33-L99
- https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter/blob/7e91d8a9bdbb0dd48496e498c5680f8f3477a1b4/user.go#L191-L218
- https://hackmd.io/@haind03/goatcounter-user-pref-access-mass-assignment-20261011
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/goatcounter-through-2.7.0-privilege-escalation-via-user-pref-mass-assignment
Original description
GoatCounter through 2.7.0 contains a mass assignment privilege escalation vulnerability in the userPrefSave handler that allows logged-in users to modify protected account fields via form-encoded requests. Attackers with read-only access can POST user.access[all]=* and user.email_verified=true to /user/pref, bypassing readonly tags to gain superuser or admin access.
Last activity 11 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.