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CVE-2026-86436: Lara Dashboard before 1.3.2 Missing Authorization in Post-Builder Media Upload Endpoints

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-07 · updated 2026-09-09
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Lara Dashboard before 1.3.2 fails to authorize access to the post-builder image and video upload endpoints, allowing authenticated accounts without content permissions to upload files. Attackers can upload polyglot files with attacker-chosen extensions to the public web root and execute code if the deployment permits execution of the uploaded file type.

Affected products

• laradashboard: before 1.3.2 — fixed in 1.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: laradashboard 1.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard
• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.3.1/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/PostController.php#L727-L741
• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.3.1/routes/web.php#L243-L244
• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/738cc1a219ce459323ef1d09c3789075f1b8d2f2
• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.3.2
• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-hp3f-j9w2-5rqg
• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-j4mm-xcgj-vpvv
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lara-dashboard-before-1.3.2-missing-authorization-in-post-builder-media-upload-endpoints
• https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-j4mm-xcgj-vpvv

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