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CVE-2026-45086MEDIUMCVSS 5.4

Decidim: Forms admin question editor lacks authorization

Published Jul 13, 2026·Updated Aug 3, 2026

NVD Description

## Description A participant can load the demographics questionnaire admin editor and make changes. ## Technical description The demographics questionnaire editor should require admin access, but the route under `/admin/demographics/questions` renders the editor interface without checking whether the caller is an admin. A normal participant can load the page and see the live update form action, which proves the protected interface is reachable. Reproduction steps: Step 1. Sign in as a normal participant: Open `http://localhost:3000/users/sign_in`. Step 2. Request the admin-only editor directly. Open `http://localhost:3000/admin/demographics/questions/edit_questions` in the same browser. Step 3. Add another question: <img width="1522" height="1174" alt="decidim-questions-01" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/923f85d4-0e2f-4511-a9f3-a92f74dbf1d8" /> Note that access was denied when attempting to see question responses or settings. ### Impact - Low-privilege users can access questionnaire-admin interfaces. - They can read question-management surfaces that should remain limited to questionnaire managers. ### Patches See https://github.com/decidim/decidim/pull/16665 ### Workarounds Disable the "decidim-demographics" module ### Reference OWASP A01:2021 Broken Access Control ### Credits This issue was discovered in a security audit organized by the [Decidim Association](https://decidim.org) and made by [Radically Open Security](https://www.radicallyopensecurity.com/) against Decidim financed by [NGI](https://ngi.eu/).

Affected Packages (1)

decidim-demographicsGEM
From 0.31.0
Fixed in 0.31.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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