Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting signalk-server package, versions <2.24.0-beta.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-SIGNALKSERVER-15914574
  • published6 Apr 2026
  • disclosed3 Apr 2026
  • creditVashuVats

Introduced: 3 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-33951  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-306  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade signalk-server to version 2.24.0-beta.3 or higher.

Overview

signalk-server is an An implementation of a Signal K server for boats.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via the PUT /signalk/v1/api/sourcePriorities endpoint, which lacks authentication and directly assigns user input to configuration. An attacker can alter trusted navigation data sources and persist these changes across server restarts by sending crafted requests to the unauthenticated endpoint.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1