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Medium · 6.3 Public exploit CVE-2026-16764 EUVD-2026-48439GHSA-43fx-4mqw-qphw

OWASP DefectDojo API/Web serializers.py UserSerializer privileges management

Published Jul 23, 2026 · Updated Jul 24, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

Vendor: OWASP Product: DefectDojo

Description

A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/api_v2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument is_staff leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.58.3 and 3.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. 2.59.0 was not intended to be released and has been removed.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0 2.58.3

Public exploits

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