GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-72h8-wp98-7hch Unleash: Missing await on permission check + cross-project IDOR in admin API
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-77426
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- unleash-server
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-639, CWE-862
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-22
Affected packages
• npm unleash-server: < 8.0.3 → fixed in 8.0.3
Description
Summary
Multiple authorization vulnerabilities in Unleash admin API, including a critical missing `await` that completely bypasses a permission check.
Vulnerability 1: Missing `await` on Permission Check (HIGH)
File: `src/lib/features/segment/segment-controller.ts` (line 345)
`POST /api/admin/segments/strategies` has `permission: NONE` at the route level. The handler performs its own check via `this.accessService.hasPermission()`, but omits the `await` keyword. Since `hasPermission()` is async (returns `Promise`), the variable always receives a truthy Promise object. The `if (!hasFeatureStrategyPermission)` check never triggers.
```typescript
// BUG: missing await - hasPermission() returns Promise
const hasFeatureStrategyPermission = this.accessService.hasPermission(
req.user, UPDATE_FEATURE_STRATEGY, projectId, environmentId,
);
if (!hasFeatureStrategyPermission) { // Always false - Promise is truthy!
res.status(403).send();
return;
}
```
Impact: Any authenticated user can modify segment assignments on ANY strategy across ALL projects.
Fix: Add `await`: `const hasFeatureStrategyPermission = await this.accessService.hasPermission(...)`
Vulnerability 2: Cross-Project Variant Read (MEDIUM)
File: `src/lib/routes/admin-api/project/variants.ts` (line 213-223)
`GET /api/admin/projects/:projectId/features/:featureName/environments/:environment/variants` completely ignores `projectId`. `getVariantsOnEnv()` only uses `featureName` and `environment`.
Impact: Any authenticated user can read variant configs (names, weights, payloads) from any project.
Vulnerability 3: Cross-Project Strategy Read (MEDIUM)
File: `src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-controller.ts` (line 1107-1116)
`GET .../strategies/:strategyId` ignores all params except `strategyId`. Any authenticated user can read any strategy's full configuration.
Vulnerability 4: Cross-Project Environment Info Leak (MEDIUM)
File: `src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-service.ts` (line 1611)
`getEnvironmentInfo()` doesn't validate feature belongs to project. Compare with `getFeature()` which calls `validateFeatureBelongsToProject()`.
Vulnerability 5: Cross-Project Tag Modification (LOW)
File: `src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-controller.ts` (line 576-596)
`PUT /:projectId/tags` accepts features array in body without validating they belong to projectId.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-77426 Unleash is an open-source feature management platform. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/security/advisories/GHSA-72h8-wp98-7hch web
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/7bb2829fc40791aa478e8ffca149c11b0f9cb05a web
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/ace121c922d2e3eb6f68d95b0b6ab2fc8d824ea1 web
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/bea7effd3687425630423f662136d548e100154d web
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/c93a963e95e1b7bf1bca2a7729282a48d0eb2f6a web
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/commit/dd61d0e10f5977a2e5de78df467c3a17c09fbcef web
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash package
- https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.0.3 web