Delegated-trainer account takeover via null gym comparison
Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026
Incorrect authorization in wger before 2.6 allows remote authenticated users with gym management rights to take over unaffiliated accounts. The reset_user_password view compares gym objects with !=, so two null gym assignments bypass the scope guard and the response returns the victim's new plaintext password. Exploitation requires gym.manage_gym permission and no gym assignment for both accounts; it invalidates the victim's old password and enables immediate impersonation.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in wger before 2.6 allows remote authenticated users with gym management rights to take over unaffiliated accounts. The reset_user_password view compares gym objects with !=, so two null gym assignments bypass the scope guard and the response returns the victim's new plaintext password. Exploitation requires gym.manage_gym permission and no gym assignment for both accounts; it invalidates the victim's old password and enables immediate impersonation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-43948
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- wger Project
- Product
- wger
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.6
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