CVE-2026-23480 (GCVE-0-2026-23480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-23 20:39 – Updated: 2026-03-24 14:08
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Title
Blinko: Low Privilege User Privilege Escalation - upsertUser Endpoint
Summary
Blinko is an AI-powered card note-taking project. Prior to version 1.8.4, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability. The upsertUser endpoint has 3 issues: it is missing superAdminAuthMiddleware, any logged-in user can call it; the originalPassword is an optional parameter and if not provided password verification is skipped; there is no check for input.id === ctx.id (ownership verification). This could result in any authenticated user modifying other users' passwords, direct escalation to superadmin, and complete account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.4.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
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blinkospace blinko Affected: < 1.8.4
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