Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, Vikunja's scoped API token enforcement for custom project background routes is method-confused. A token with only projects.background can successfully delete a project background, while a token with only projects.background_delete is rejected. This is a scoped-token authorization bypass. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.
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Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, Vikunja's scoped API token enforcement for custom project background routes is method-confused. A token with only projects.background can successfully delete a project background, while a token with only projects.background_delete is rejected. This is a scoped-token authorization bypass. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.0.
Title Vikunja's Scoped API tokens with projects.background permission can delete project backgrounds
Weaknesses CWE-836
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-10T16:12:27.603Z

Reserved: 2026-04-09T01:41:38.536Z

Link: CVE-2026-40103

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-10T17:17:13.143

Modified: 2026-04-10T17:17:13.143

Link: CVE-2026-40103

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