SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-29002

Description

CouchCMS contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated Admin-level users to create SuperAdmin accounts by tampering with the f_k_levels_list parameter in user creation requests. Attackers can modify the parameter value from 4 to 10 in the HTTP request body to bypass authorization validation and gain full application control, circumventing restrictions on SuperAdmin account creation and privilege assignment.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Couchcms	Couchcms	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

*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	couchcms	couchcms	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://gist.github.com/thepiyushkumarshukla/477e2d2bbbe8cc3ec0d640c50f0cf9e1

https://www.couchcms.com/

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/couchcms-privilege-escalation-via-f-k-levels-list-parameter

CVSS Score

8.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: April 10, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified: April 10, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Status : Received

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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CVE-2026-29002