fkie_cve-2026-52823

Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. Prior to 2.58.0, TimesheetController exposes GET /api/timesheets/{id}/stop and GET /api/timesheets/{id}/restart, which reuse an authenticated browser session and perform state-changing operations through GET requests without a request-forgery defense. A remote attacker can cause a logged-in user to request either route from attacker-controlled content, stopping a running timesheet or restarting a historical entry to create and start a new timesheet without the user's consent. The unauthorized changes can corrupt time records, billing, reports, approvals, and audits. This issue is fixed in version 2.58.0.

GHSA-r8vr-m544-qh4h — Kimai: Login CSRF in the Timesheet Stop and Restart API Endpoints Allows Unauthorized State Changes

Affected: Packagist: kimai/kimai

### Summary

Kimai 2.56.0 contains authenticated cross-site request forgery issues in its timesheet state-changing API endpoints. The application reuses the browser's existing session for `/api/*` requests, and both the `stop` and `restart` operations are exposed through `GET` and `PATCH` routes that directly modify business state.

As a result, an attacker can trick a logged-in user into visiting a malicious page and cause unauthorized timesheet actions without the victim's consent. Depending on the endpoint, this can stop a running timesheet or create and start a new one from historical data.

### Details

The issue affects at least the following API routes:

- `GET /api/timesheets/{id}/stop` - `GET /api/timesheets/{id}/restart`

Both routes are non-read-only operations but are still exposed as `GET`. In `src/API/TimesheetController.php`.

*A PoC was provided, but removed for security reasons.*

### Impact

This vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger unauthorized business-state changes as a logged-in victim. In the validated `stop` case, a running timesheet can be stopped, affecting time tracking integrity and potentially availability of ongoing work tracking. In the `restart` case, a historical timesheet can be restarted and a new record can be created without the victim's knowledge.

These actions can corrupt time records, distort billing and reporting, interfere with approvals or audits, and create persistent database-side side effects. Because exploitation require…

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GHSA-r8vr-m544-qh4h — Kimai: Login CSRF in the Timesheet Stop and Restart API Endpoints Allows Unauthorized State Changes