| 2023-04-24 16.40 EET |
Report received.
## usd-2023-0008 | WeKan 6.85.0 - Broken Access Control
### Details
**Advisory ID**: usd-2023-0008
**Product**: WeKan
**Affected Version**: <=6.85
**Vulnerability Type**: Broken Access Control (CWE-284)
**Security Risk**: High (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
**Vendor URL**: https://github.com/wekan/wekan
**Vendor acknowledged vulnerability**: Yes / No
**Vendor Status**: Not fixed / Fixed
**Advisory Status**: Open/Published
**CVE number**: Not requested yet
**CVE Link**: Not requested yet
**First Published**: Not published yet
**Last Update**: 2023-04-24
### Description
Wekan is a free and open-source collaborative Kanban board application that enables users to visualize their workflow and manage tasks.
It is built with the Meteor JavaScript framework and is designed to be easy to use.
A vulnerability in *WeKan* allows any user to escalate their privileges to admin user.
### Proof of Concept
(Waiting for every WeKan user at all platforms to upgrade)
### Timeline
* **2023-04-24**: First contact request via mail
### Credits
This security vulnerability was identified by Christian Pöschl of usd AG.
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