CVE-2026-30452

Authenticated Users Can Bypass Access Control to Alter Higher-Privilege Articles in Textpattern CMS 4.9.0

Published Apr 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 contains a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the article management system that allows authenticated users with low privileges to modify articles owned by users with higher privileges. By manipulating the article ID parameter during the duplicate-and-save workflow in textpattern/include/txp_article.php, an attacker can bypass authorization checks and overwrite content belonging to other users.

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Title Authenticated Users Can Bypass Access Control to Alter Higher-Privilege Articles in Textpattern CMS 4.9.0
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Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Textpattern
Textpattern textpattern
Vendors & Products Textpattern
Textpattern textpattern
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Description Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 contains a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the article management system that allows authenticated users with low privileges to modify articles owned by users with higher privileges. By manipulating the article ID parameter during the duplicate-and-save workflow in textpattern/include/txp_article.php, an attacker can bypass authorization checks and overwrite content belonging to other users.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 22, 2026, 3:35 PM
Reserved
Mar 4, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 21, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM