CVE-2026-101287
9.3CriticalPublished 15 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- High impact on confidentiality, integrity
- Weakness
- CWE-565
Impact
Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain full SUPER_ADMIN access without credentials or user interaction. All they need is network access to modify the client-side authentication cookie.
Root cause
The application trusts the unvalidated client-side cookie 'authProcess' containing userId and validSteps to finalize authentication and issue administrative JWT tokens.
Affected systems
Stela versions prior to 1.60.1
CVSS v4.0 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Fix & remediation
Upgrade Stela to version 1.60.1 or later. No interim configuration mitigation is documented; restrict network access to the application until patched.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Stela, versions prior to 1.60.1, due to the use of a cookie named “authProcess” without validating its integrity. The application stores the user identifier (userId) and the status of the authentication process (validSteps) in this cookie and relies on these values—which can be modified by the client—to complete the login process. A remote attacker, without valid credentials or interaction from other users, could manipulate the cookie to bypass authentication checks and impersonate any account, including one with SUPER_ADMIN privileges. This would allow the attacker to obtain a valid JWT token with administrative privileges and compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the application.