CVE-2026-86111

BookWyrm through 0.9.1 Insecure Direct Object Reference in EditStatus Exposes Followers-Only and Direct Statuses

Published Sep 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
BookWyrm through 0.9.1 fails to validate user visibility permissions in the status edit endpoint, allowing authenticated attackers to read followers-only and direct-message reviews by enumerating sequential status IDs. Attackers can access the raw content of restricted statuses through the edit view, bypassing the privacy protections documented for these message types.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bookwyrm-social
Bookwyrm-social bookwyrm
Vendors & Products Bookwyrm-social
Bookwyrm-social bookwyrm
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description BookWyrm through 0.9.1 fails to validate user visibility permissions in the status edit endpoint, allowing authenticated attackers to read followers-only and direct-message reviews by enumerating sequential status IDs. Attackers can access the raw content of restricted statuses through the edit view, bypassing the privacy protections documented for these message types.
Title BookWyrm through 0.9.1 Insecure Direct Object Reference in EditStatus Exposes Followers-Only and Direct Statuses
First Time appeared Joinbookwyrm
Joinbookwyrm bookwyrm
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:joinbookwyrm:bookwyrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Joinbookwyrm
Joinbookwyrm bookwyrm
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 2:20 PM
Reserved
Sep 5, 2026, 1:59 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 5, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Sep 8, 2026, 8:05 PM