Description
Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 contains a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the article management system that allows authenticated users with low privileges to modify articles owned by users with higher privileges. By manipulating the article ID parameter during the duplicate-and-save workflow in textpattern/include/txp_article.php, an attacker can bypass authorization checks and overwrite content belonging to other users.
References (2)
Core 2
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
15.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (1)
textpattern/textpattern
4.9.0
Published
Apr 21, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 21, 2026