CVE-2026-49976: Snipe/snipe it Snipe-IT Vulnerable To User Account Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-p68w-rgmg-3c2v",
  "modified" : "2026-06-23T23:02:03Z",
  "published" : "2026-06-23T23:02:03Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-49976" ],
  "summary" : "Snipe-IT Vulnerable to User Account Escalation via CSV Import",
  "details" : "### Impact\nThe CSV user import in update mode bypasses user-edit authorization. A user with only the `import` permission can overwrite any non-admin user's email by uploading a CSV, then trigger a password reset to take over the account.\n\n`UserImporter.php` checks the `canEditAuthFields` gate and tries to strip auth fields from the model:\n\n```php\n// app/Importer/UserImporter.php:107-114\nif (Auth::check() && (! Gate::allows('canEditAuthFields', $user))) {\n    unset($user->username);\n    unset($user->email);\n    unset($user->password);\n    unset($user->activated);\n}\n$user->update($this->sanitizeItemForUpdating($user));\n```\n\nThe `unset()`s operate on the model, but `sanitizeItemForUpdating()` rebuilds its array from `$this->item` (the raw CSV row), not from the model:\n\n```php\n// app/Importer/ItemImporter.php:135-149\nprotected function sanitizeItemForStoring($model, $updating = false)\n{\n    $item = collect($this->item);                  // CSV data, not model attributes\n    $item = $item->only($model->getFillable());\n    if ($updating) {\n        $item = $item->reject(fn($v) => empty($v));\n    }\n    return $item->toArray();\n}\n```\n\nThe attacker's CSV values pass through untouched.\n\nFor non-admin attacker vs. non-admin, non-superuser target, the gate returns `true` at `AuthServiceProvider.php:137`, so the `unset()` block never executes. The entire import path checks only `$this->authorize('import')` (`ImportController.php:196`); no `users.edit` check anywhere. The normal API route `PATCH /api/v1/users/{id}` correctly returns 403 for the same user. \n\nAttacker must have import privileges to exploit this, and that permission must be granted specifically and intentionally by a superadmin.\n\n\n### Patches\nPatched in v8.6.0",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Packagist",
      "name" : "snipe/snipe-it"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "8.6.0"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-p68w-rgmg-3c2v"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-862" ],
    "severity" : "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-06-23T23:02:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : null
  }
}