CVE-2026-56782 PoC — Gorse - Unauthenticated Database Dump and Restore via /api/dump and /api/restore Endpoints

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-56782.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title: Gorse - Unauthenticated Database Dump and Restore via /api/dump and /api/restore Endpoints (CVE-2026-56782)
Description:Gorse before 0.5.10 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the /api/dump and /api/restore endpoints that allows unauthenticated attackers to access protected functionality when admin_api_key is empty, which is the default configuration. Remote attackers can exfiltrate the entire database including user records, items, and feedback data containing personally identifiable information, or completely overwrite the dataset without authentication.

Description

Gorse < 0.5.10 contains an authentication bypass caused by empty admin_api_key in /api/dump and /api/restore endpoints, letting unauthenticated remote attackers access and modify protected data, exploit requires default empty admin_api_key configuration.

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