Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. In versions 2.52.0 and below, the User Preferences API endpoint (PATCH /api/users/{id}/preferences) applies submitted preference values without checking the isEnabled() flag on preference objects. Although the hourly_rate and internal_rate fields are correctly marked as disabled for users lacking the hourly-rate role permission, the API ignores this restriction and saves the values directly. Any authenticated user can modify their own billing rates through this endpoint, resulting in unauthorized financial tampering affecting invoices and timesheet calculations. This issue has been fixed in version 2.53.0.
Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-qh43-xrjm-4ggp | Kimai's User Preferences API allows standard users to modify restricted attributes: hourly_rate, internal_rate |
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History
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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Kimai
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| Description | Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. In versions 2.52.0 and below, the User Preferences API endpoint (PATCH /api/users/{id}/preferences) applies submitted preference values without checking the isEnabled() flag on preference objects. Although the hourly_rate and internal_rate fields are correctly marked as disabled for users lacking the hourly-rate role permission, the API ignores this restriction and saves the values directly. Any authenticated user can modify their own billing rates through this endpoint, resulting in unauthorized financial tampering affecting invoices and timesheet calculations. This issue has been fixed in version 2.53.0. | |
| Title | Kimai's User Preferences API allows standard users to modify restricted attributes: hourly_rate, internal_rate | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-915 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-17T22:35:53.543Z
Reserved: 2026-04-13T19:50:42.114Z
Link: CVE-2026-40486
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-17T23:16:12.593
Modified: 2026-04-17T23:16:12.593
Link: CVE-2026-40486
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-18T00:00:09Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA