Server crash via invalid authToken dereference
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Denial of service in board export endpoints in WeKan before 10.38 allows remote authenticated users to crash the server via an invalid authToken. In models/export.js and models/exportExcel.js, the /api/boards export handlers read the attacker-controlled authToken, call ReactiveCache.getUser(), and immediately dereference user._id.toString() without checking whether the lookup returned undefined. Reachability requires the REST API to be enabled and a private board ID; the resulting uncaught TypeError escapes the async route handlers and can terminate the Wekan process for all users.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in board export endpoints in WeKan before 10.38 allows remote authenticated users to crash the server via an invalid authToken. In models/export.js and models/exportExcel.js, the /api/boards export handlers read the attacker-controlled authToken, call ReactiveCache.getUser(), and immediately dereference user._id.toString() without checking whether the lookup returned undefined. Reachability requires the REST API to be enabled and a private board ID; the resulting uncaught TypeError escapes the async route handlers and can terminate the Wekan process for all users.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-68901
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- WeKan
- Product
- WeKan
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 10.38
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