eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook. Prior to version 5.4.2, in certain cases, an authenticated user performing a numeric reference/search can return results that include resources the requesting user is not authorized to view. The exposed information is limited (only the title). Attempts to access the underlying protected resource content remain blocked by authorization checks. Version 5.4.2 fixes the issue.

# Affected Scope

Cross-scope visibility of titles.
No confirmed bypass of content-level access controls

# Preconditions

An authenticated user account

No special privileges required beyond standard access

# Impact

This may enable unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information if confidential data is included in resource titles. Examples could include project names, patient identifiers, or other regulated information embedded in titles.

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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Elabftw
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Description eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook. Prior to version 5.4.2, in certain cases, an authenticated user performing a numeric reference/search can return results that include resources the requesting user is not authorized to view. The exposed information is limited (only the title). Attempts to access the underlying protected resource content remain blocked by authorization checks. Version 5.4.2 fixes the issue. # Affected Scope Cross-scope visibility of titles. No confirmed bypass of content-level access controls # Preconditions An authenticated user account No special privileges required beyond standard access # Impact This may enable unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information if confidential data is included in resource titles. Examples could include project names, patient identifiers, or other regulated information embedded in titles.
Title elabftw has entry title leakage through autocompletion search
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-01T22:24:18.678Z

Reserved: 2026-02-27T20:57:47.710Z

Link: CVE-2026-28511

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-01T23:16:22.080

Modified: 2026-06-01T23:16:22.080

Link: CVE-2026-28511

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-02T01:00:11Z

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