metasfresh through 5.175 Authorization Bypass via /rest/api/board REST API

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metasfresh through 5.175 Authorization Bypass via /rest/api/board REST API

Severity: low
Date: 10/15/2026
Affecting: metasfresh <= 5.175
CVE: CVE-2026-111351
CWE: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVSS: 2.3
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/metasfresh-board-rest-missing-record-authz
https://github.com/metasfresh/metasfresh/blob/5.175/backend/de.metas.ui.web.base/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/board/BoardRestController.java#L137-L220
https://github.com/metasfresh/metasfresh/blob/56dd881b972af4edb071e4f1261a55a8b1a9c4d7/backend/de.metas.ui.web.base/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/board/BoardDescriptorRepository.java#L473-L511
https://github.com/metasfresh/metasfresh
Credit: hieuPenguinnn
Description: metasfresh through 5.175 contains a missing record-level authorization vulnerability in BoardRestController that allows authenticated low-privilege users to bypass role and organization access checks. Attackers can call the getBoard, getCard, addCard, removeCard and patchCard handlers to read records outside their scope and modify board card assignments.

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