Description

Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Graphina <= 3.1.12 versions.

Executive Summary

Technical Details

Mitigations

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Additional Metadata

{
  "score": "7.5",
  "pubDate": "2026-10-06T09:17:49.280Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-10-06T09:17:49.280Z",
  "executiveSummary": "The vulnerability identified as an Unauthenticated Broken Authentication flaw affects Graphina versions 3.1.12 and earlier. This critical security vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to bypass standard authentication mechanisms, effectively gaining unauthorized access to the affected system.\nThe flaw stems from insufficient validation of authentication tokens or session management logic, which can be manipulated by malicious actors to impersonate administrative or legitimate users. By successfully exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can gain full control over the plugin’s functionality without providing valid credentials.\nThe impact includes full unauthorized access to system features, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification, system configuration changes, or the retrieval of sensitive information managed by the Graphina plugin. The attack requires no prior authentication and can be executed over the network, representing a high risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host application.\nOrganizations utilizing Graphina versions 3.1.12 or lower are at significant risk of compromise. Immediate action is required to restrict access or update the component to a version that addresses these authentication deficiencies to prevent unauthorized administrative escalation.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Authentication flaw residing within the core authentication logic of the Graphina plugin. The root cause is identified as improper implementation of authentication checks during the processing of incoming requests, failing to verify the legitimacy of session tokens or identity assertions before granting access to sensitive internal functions.\nIn the affected versions (Graphina <= 3.1.12), the plugin fails to enforce a strictly validated authentication handshake. When an attacker sends a crafted request to the vulnerable endpoint, the application incorrectly trusts the provided session data or fails to require a valid security token entirely. This allows for the bypass of authentication middleware that is intended to intercept and challenge unauthenticated requests.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: An attacker identifies the accessible API endpoints or backend controllers responsible for handling authentication-restricted actions within the Graphina plugin. By manipulating request parameters, headers, or authentication tokens—or by simply omitting required security credentials—the attacker triggers a code path that assumes the request has already been validated. Consequently, the application processes the request as if it were initiated by an authorized user, granting the attacker the permissions associated with the intended administrative or elevated role.\nThis vulnerability is particularly severe due to its unauthenticated nature, meaning no valid account or password is required for exploitation. The attack is fully reachable via remote network exposure, allowing any attacker with connectivity to the web server to execute commands or manipulate plugin settings. Because the vulnerability exists within the logic flow of the plugin’s authentication handlers, standard web application firewalls may be bypassed if they do not specifically look for the structural anomalies in the authentication token validation process.\nPost-exploitation, the attacker can leverage the unauthorized session to execute high-privilege operations supported by the Graphina plugin. This may include altering visualization settings, accessing dashboard data, or potentially performing cross-site scripting (XSS) or administrative actions that the plugin exposes. The integrity of the data handled by the plugin is effectively compromised, and the attacker maintains the ability to persist in the system as long as the underlying authentication flaw remains unpatched."
}