CVE-2026-33543 (GCVE-0-2026-33543)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-24 21:01 – Updated: 2026-06-25 13:22
VLAI
Title
FOSSBilling: Authentication bypass allows unauthenticated administrator creation
Summary
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Versions 0.7.2 and prior expose a guest API endpoint, /api/guest/staff/create, intended for initial administrator bootstrap. Due to a flawed admin-existence check, the endpoint remains usable after an administrator already exists. The flawed guard check uses is_countable() on a value that returns a Model_Admin object or null rather than a countable type, causing the expression to always evaluate as true and bypass the intended protection. As a result, an attacker can reach the unprotected endpoint to create a new administrator account and immediately authenticate, gaining a fully privileged admin session even when an admin already exists. This issue has been fixed in version 0.8.0.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/FOSSBilling/FOSSBilling/securi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/FOSSBilling/FOSSBilling/releas… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSSBilling | FOSSBilling |
Affected:
< 0.8.0
|
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