GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-p68w-rgmg-3c2v Snipe-IT Vulnerable to User Account Escalation via CSV Import
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-49976
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- snipe/snipe-it
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-862
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-23
Affected packages
• Packagist snipe/snipe-it: < 8.6.0 → fixed in 8.6.0
Description
Impact
The CSV user import in update mode bypasses user-edit authorization. A user with only the `import` permission can overwrite any non-admin user's email by uploading a CSV, then trigger a password reset to take over the account.
`UserImporter.php` checks the `canEditAuthFields` gate and tries to strip auth fields from the model:
```php
// app/Importer/UserImporter.php:107-114
if (Auth::check() && (! Gate::allows('canEditAuthFields', $user))) {
unset($user->username);
unset($user->email);
unset($user->password);
unset($user->activated);
}
$user->update($this->sanitizeItemForUpdating($user));
```
The `unset()`s operate on the model, but `sanitizeItemForUpdating()` rebuilds its array from `$this->item` (the raw CSV row), not from the model:
```php
// app/Importer/ItemImporter.php:135-149
protected function sanitizeItemForStoring($model, $updating = false)
{
$item = collect($this->item); // CSV data, not model attributes
$item = $item->only($model->getFillable());
if ($updating) {
$item = $item->reject(fn($v) => empty($v));
}
return $item->toArray();
}
```
The attacker's CSV values pass through untouched.
For non-admin attacker vs. non-admin, non-superuser target, the gate returns `true` at `AuthServiceProvider.php:137`, so the `unset()` block never executes. The entire import path checks only `$this->authorize('import')` (`ImportController.php:196`); no `users.edit` check anywhere. The normal API route `PATCH /api/v1/users/{id}` correctly returns 403 for the same user.
Attacker must have import privileges to exploit this, and that permission must be granted specifically and intentionally by a superadmin.
Patches
Patched in v8.6.0
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-49976 Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness