Auth bypass in Admidio

CVE-2026-32817

Admidio is an open-source user management solution. In versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, the documents and files module does not verify whether the current user has permission to delete folders or files. The folder_delete and file_delete action handlers in modules/documents-files.php only perform a VIEW authorization check (getFolderForDownload / getFileForDownload) before calling delete(), and they never validate a CSRF token. Because the target UUIDs are read from $_GET, deletion can be triggered by a plain HTTP GET request. When the module is in public mode (documents_files_module_enabled = 1) and a folder is marked public (fol_public = true), an unauthenticated attacker can permanently destroy the entire document library. Even when the module requires login, any user with view-only access can delete content they are only permitted to read. This issue has been fixed in version 5.0.7.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Admidio — versions >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32817?
CVE-2026-32817 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Admidio, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-32817?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.