What is CVE-2026-1213?

CVE-2026-1213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Askbot, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-1213?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Askbot

CVE-2026-1213

All versions of askbot before and including 0.12.2 allow an attacker authenticated with normal user permissions to modify the profile picture of other application users.This issue affects askbot: 0.12.2.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Askbot — versions 0.12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

help@fluidattacks.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
help@fluidattacks.com (Product, product)
help@fluidattacks.com (Patch, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1213?: CVE-2026-1213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Askbot, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-1213?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.