CVE-2026-116897

REDAXO before 5.21.4 Missing Authorization in Version and History Previews

Published Oct 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
REDAXO core before 5.21.4 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the structure/version and structure/history frontend preview modes, which do not check category or clang permissions for the previewed article. Any backend user, or one holding history[article_rollback], can set rex_version or rex_history_date with arbitrary article_id values to read unpublished working versions and historic or deleted content.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redaxo core
Vendors & Products Redaxo core
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description REDAXO core before 5.21.4 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the structure/version and structure/history frontend preview modes, which do not check category or clang permissions for the previewed article. Any backend user, or one holding history[article_rollback], can set rex_version or rex_history_date with arbitrary article_id values to read unpublished working versions and historic or deleted content.
Title REDAXO before 5.21.4 Missing Authorization in Version and History Previews
First Time appeared Redaxo
Redaxo redaxo
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redaxo:redaxo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redaxo
Redaxo redaxo
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 7:09 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2026, 1:02 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 27, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 7:18 PM