NVD security advisoryHigh
High advisory for LaraDashboard
CVE-2026-120487 · Reported 2 Nov 2026
Full advisory details, affected packages, severity context, and original source.
Affected technology
LaraDashboardAffected product
Advisory overview
LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that allows non-Superadmin administrators with settings.edit to access Superadmin-only core-upgrade operations. Attackers can use the /admin/settings/core-upgrades backup, download, restore and upgrade actions to obtain database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.
Related references
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.2/app/Policies/SettingPolicy.php#L47-L50
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/fdb77b898e6bb0a0df82bbf979c2bfba38a81532
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.4.5
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-rjjq-v76w-8jh4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/laradashboard-before-1.4.5-incorrect-authorization-via-settingpolicy-core-upgrades