CVE-2026-121543
smart-sso through 2.0.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in PermissionFilter that…
- Risk score
- 53/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Published
- 3 Nov 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- smart-sso through 2.0.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in PermissionFilter that allows any authenticated user to call admin console APIs because unlisted paths are permitted by default. Attackers can call /admin/user-role/save to assign themselves the administrator role, reset passwords, and manage …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.8 high
References
- https://github.com/a466350665/smart-sso
- https://github.com/a466350665/smart-sso/blob/91d2dfef8973d308fa1b762e4c86dfbcbe9793ff/smart-sso-server/src/main/java/openjoe/smart/sso/server/controller/admin/UserRoleController.java
- https://github.com/a466350665/smart-sso/blob/91d2dfef8973d308fa1b762e4c86dfbcbe9793ff/smart-sso-starter/smart-sso-starter-client/src/main/java/openjoe/smart/sso/client/filter/PermissionFilter.java#L38-L47
- https://github.com/a466350665/smart-sso/commit/9bccabaa5ec5
- https://github.com/a466350665/smart-sso/commit/a74a791bea7fc7b06ce95f52ce5805d8d7886d48
- https://github.com/a466350665/smart-sso/issues/79
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smart-sso-through-2.0.1-incorrect-authorization-in-permissionfilter-enables-admin-escalation
Original description
smart-sso through 2.0.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in PermissionFilter that allows any authenticated user to call admin console APIs because unlisted paths are permitted by default. Attackers can call /admin/user-role/save to assign themselves the administrator role, reset passwords, and manage users, roles, and applications across integrated systems.
Last activity 3 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.