CVE-2026-45703: Pimcore has a WordExport Authorization Bypass for Unauthorized Document Export
The WordExport export flow only checks whether the current backend user has the feature permission word_export. It does not verify access rights on the target element itself.
As a result, a low-privileged backend user can export document content even when the user does not have view permission on that document.
In the local Docker reproduction, a low-privileged user successfully exported sensitive content from a page the user was not allowed to view:
POC-WORDEXPORT-TITLEPOC-WORDEXPORT-DESC
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-332x-r494-54fq
- github.com/pimcore/pimcore/commit/0ce2232b6f92c79d0ac244e95e21f55c37456ef1
- github.com/pimcore/pimcore/pull/19112
- github.com/pimcore/pimcore/releases/tag/v12.3.7
- github.com/pimcore/pimcore/security/advisories/GHSA-332x-r494-54fq
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45703
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