CVE-2026-115480
CVE-2026-115480 · baserCMS: Public Web API mail-form submission bypasses image CAPTCHA
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baserCMS is a website development framework. In versions 5.0.0 before 5.3.2 and 5.4.0 before 5.4.2, the public POST /baser/api/bc-mail/mail_messages/add/{mailContentId}.json endpoint accepts submissions without enforcing the form's auth_captcha setting. BcMail\Controller\Api\MailMessagesController::add() and MailMessagesService::create() omit the BcCaptchaService::check() verification of captcha_id and auth_captcha performed by MailController::submit() in the web UI. An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the API can therefore automate submissions without solving the enabled image challenge. The API disables FormProtection and has no rate limit; submissions can generate administrator-inbox spam, send attacker-influenced auto-replies to third parties when an email field is present, and accumulate mail_messages database records when save_info is enabled. The API already enforces the isAccepting() check added for CVE-2026-30878; the missing CAPTCHA check is a separate control failure. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.2 and 5.4.2.
CVSS 5.3 · Medium · EPSS 0.3%
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
basercms
- Versions
- >= 5.0.0, < 5.3.2: Affected
- >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2: Affected
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/security/advisories/GHSA-cpxq-6gjp-m59g
- https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/commit/3444154ca40f308ade8991e54459248f866dcf61
- https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.3.2
- https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.4.2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115480