CVE-2026-28511

June 2, 2026, 1:56 p.m.

4.3
Medium

Description

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook. Prior to version 5.4.2, in certain cases, an authenticated user performing a numeric reference/search can return results that include resources the requesting user is not authorized to view. The exposed information is limited (only the title). Attempts to access the underlying protected resource content remain blocked by authorization checks. Version 5.4.2 fixes the issue. # Affected Scope Cross-scope visibility of titles. No confirmed bypass of content-level access controls # Preconditions An authenticated user account No special privileges required beyond standard access # Impact This may enable unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information if confidential data is included in resource titles. Examples could include project names, patient identifiers, or other regulated information embedded in titles.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Elabftw
  • Elabftw
  • <5.4.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a elabftw elabftw <5.4.2 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-wm4r-p2jg-2mj3

Tags

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CWE-200
2026-06-01
CVE-2026-28511

CVSS Score

4.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: June 1, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 2, 2026, 1:56 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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