Unauthenticated user impersonation via trusted internal headers
Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Jul 13, 2026
Improper authentication in waooAI waoowaoo 0.4.0 through 0.4.1 allows remote attackers to impersonate users via internal headers. getInternalTaskSession constructs session.user.id from x-internal-user-id when the task token matches, or without a token outside production, and callers trust that identity. The attacker needs a target UUID plus a missing token in a non-production deployment or the public default token, enabling authenticated API access and user-data changes.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in waooAI waoowaoo 0.4.0 through 0.4.1 allows remote attackers to impersonate users via internal headers. getInternalTaskSession constructs session.user.id from x-internal-user-id when the task token matches, or without a token outside production, and callers trust that identity. The attacker needs a target UUID plus a missing token in a non-production deployment or the public default token, enabling authenticated API access and user-data changes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-15557
- Published
- Jul 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Vendor
- waooAI
- Product
- waoowaoo
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0.4.0
- Affected versionversion=0.4.1
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Public exploit references
- GitHub issue header-forgery reproductionproof of concept · unverified
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