CVE-2026-46656 (GCVE-0-2026-46656)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-08 14:51 – Updated: 2026-06-08 18:35
VLAI
Title
Bludit CMS has improper authorization and mediation failure leading to persistent ghost sessions
Summary
Bludit is a content management system. Versions prior to 3.22.0 have a Broken Access Control flaw where active sessions remain valid even after the corresponding user account has been physically deleted from the database. This "Ghost Session" allows revoked users to maintain full unauthorized access to the system. Version 3.22.0 fixes the issue.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
  • CWE-613 - Insufficient Session Expiration
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
bludit bludit Affected: < 3.22.0
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