CVE-2026-28511

elabftw has entry title leakage through autocompletion search

Published Jun 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook. Prior to version 5.4.2, in certain cases, an authenticated user performing a numeric reference/search can return results that include resources the requesting user is not authorized to view. The exposed information is limited (only the title). Attempts to access the underlying protected resource content remain blocked by authorization checks. Version 5.4.2 fixes the issue.

# Affected Scope

Cross-scope visibility of titles.
No confirmed bypass of content-level access controls

# Preconditions

An authenticated user account

No special privileges required beyond standard access

# Impact

This may enable unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information if confidential data is included in resource titles. Examples could include project names, patient identifiers, or other regulated information embedded in titles.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Elabftw
Elabftw elabftw
Vendors & Products Elabftw
Elabftw elabftw
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Description eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook. Prior to version 5.4.2, in certain cases, an authenticated user performing a numeric reference/search can return results that include resources the requesting user is not authorized to view. The exposed information is limited (only the title). Attempts to access the underlying protected resource content remain blocked by authorization checks. Version 5.4.2 fixes the issue. # Affected Scope Cross-scope visibility of titles. No confirmed bypass of content-level access controls # Preconditions An authenticated user account No special privileges required beyond standard access # Impact This may enable unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information if confidential data is included in resource titles. Examples could include project names, patient identifiers, or other regulated information embedded in titles.
Title elabftw has entry title leakage through autocompletion search
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 2, 2026, 3:55 PM
Reserved
Feb 27, 2026, 8:57 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 1, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Jul 22, 2026, 7:10 PM