CVE-2026-120487
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that allows non-Superadmin administrators with settings.edit to access Superadmin-only core-upgrade operations. Attackers can use the /admin/settings/core-upgrades backup, download, restore and upgrade actions to obtain database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.6
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-02 15:17:30.467000
Last modified
2026-11-02 15:17:30.607000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-02T15:17:30.467",
"lastModified": "2026-11-02T15:17:30.607",
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}
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.2/app/Policies/SettingPolicy.php#L47-L50",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/fdb77b898e6bb0a0df82bbf979c2bfba38a81532",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.4.5",
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}