Report: CVE-2026-42562 - Plainpad: Privilege Escalation via Writable Admin Field in Profile Update (Acces

Report: CVE-2026-42562 - Plainpad: Privilege Escalation via Writable Admin Field in Profile Update (Acces

CVE ID :CVE-2026-42562 Published : May 9, 2026, 7:09 p.m. | 44 minutes ago Description :Plainpad is a self hosted note taking app. Prior to version 1.1.1, Plainpad allows a low-privilege authenticated user to self-escalate to administrator by submitting admin=true in PUT /api.php/v1/users/{id}. The endpoint directly persists the admin attribute from user input, and the escalated account can immediately access admin-only routes. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1. Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Severity
LOW
Published
May 9, 2026
Affected Product: php