# CVE-2026-38470: GazellePW broken access control in API user endpoint

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-38470-gazellepw-broken-access-control-in-api-user-endpoint  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-25. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-38470 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-08-25

GazellePW is a community-based content management system with API functionality for user management. An unprivileged user with a valid API token can enable or disable any user account on the platform without proper authorization checks, potentially locking out administrators or gaining control of user accounts.

Technologies: [Mosasauroidea GazellePW](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gazellepw). Vendors: [Mosasauroidea](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/mosasauroidea).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-38470 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-38470 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-38470?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 25 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Mosasauroidea GazellePW commit 86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449 and prior.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-38470?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-38470 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-38470?** Check whether you run Mosasauroidea GazellePW at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A broken access control vulnerability exists in the GazellePW API user endpoint (app/API/User.php) where the enableUser() and disableUser() methods lack proper authorization verification. An authenticated user with a valid API token can invoke the req=enable or req=disable action to manipulate the Enabled status of arbitrary user accounts by supplying a target user_id or username parameter. The vulnerable code does not verify that the requestor has the necessary privileges before executing account enable/disable operations. This allows any authenticated API user to perform administrative actions, effectively escalating their privileges. The issue affects commit 86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449 and likely other versions before patching.

## Affected products

- Mosasauroidea GazellePW commit 86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449 and prior

## Timeline

- 2026-08-25: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/app/API/User.php](https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/app/API/User.php)
- [https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/app/API/User.php](https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/app/API/User.php)

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