CKAN has Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql`
GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h · CVE-2026-42032
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Description
Impact
A vulnerability in datastore_search_sql allowed attackers to bypass authorization in order to gain access to private resources and PostgreSQL system information
Patches
The issue has been patched in CKAN 2.10.10 and CKAN 2.11.5
Workarounds
Disable the DataStore SQL search (ckan.datastore.sqlsearch.enabled = false). Note that the SQL search is disabled by default.
More information
As stated in the documentation, this action function has protections that offer some safety but are not designed to prevent all types of abuse. Depending on the sensitivity of private data in your DataStore and the likelihood of abuse of your site, you may choose to disable this action function or restrict its use with a IAuthFunctions plugin.
Credits
- Reported by Arvin Shivram of Brutecat Security
References
- WEB https://github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42032
- WEB https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.10/changelog.html#v-2-10-10-2026-04-29
- WEB https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/changelog.html#v-2-11-5-2026-04-29
- WEB https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/extensions/plugin-interfaces.html#ckan.plugins.interfaces.IAuthFunctions
- WEB https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/maintaining/configuration.html#ckan-datastore-sqlsearch-enabled
- PACKAGE https://github.com/ckan/ckan
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