Improper Privilege Management Affecting @budibase/frontend-core package, versions <3.38.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-BUDIBASEFRONTENDCORE-16759691
  • published19 May 2026
  • disclosed18 May 2026
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Introduced: 18 May 2026

CVE-2026-45716  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @budibase/frontend-core to version 3.38.1 or higher.

Overview

@budibase/frontend-core is a Budibase frontend core libraries used in builder and client

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management through the onboardUsers function. An attacker can gain unauthorized administrative privileges by sending crafted requests to the affected endpoint, allowing the creation of accounts with elevated roles and immediate access to generated credentials.

Note:

This is only exploitable if SMTP email is not configured in the deployment.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1