Firefly III user API endpoints expose all users' information to any authenticated user (IDOR)
Impact
The User management API endpoints (GET /api/v1/users and GET /api/v1/users/{id}) are accessible to any authenticated user without admin/owner role verification, exposing all users' email addresses, roles, and account status.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
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| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 6.4.23 before 6.5.1Ecosystem versions | 6.5.1 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-5q8v-j673-m5v4
View original version evidence (2 explicit versions)
Original source description
Summary
The User management API endpoints (GET /api/v1/users and GET /api/v1/users/{id}) are accessible to any authenticated user without admin/owner role verification, exposing all users' email addresses, roles, and account status.
Affected Endpoints
- GET /api/v1/users (UserController::index, line 94) — Lists ALL users with full details. No role check.
- GET /api/v1/users/{id} (UserController::show, line 126) — Shows any user's details by ID. No role check.
Root Cause (1-of-N Inconsistency)
Other methods in the same controller properly check for the 'owner' role:
store()—UserStoreRequest::authorize()checksauth()->user()->hasRole('owner')✓destroy()— Explicitly checks$this->repository->hasRole($admin, 'owner')✓
But index() and show() have no role check at all. The route group at routes/api.php:734-747 has no admin middleware, only the global auth:api middleware.
Exposed Data
The UserTransformer (line 40-54) returns:
email— user's email addressrole— user's role (owner/demo)blocked— account blocked statusblocked_code— block reasoncreated_at/updated_at— timestamps
Impact
Any authenticated user can:
- Enumerate ALL user accounts in the instance
- Harvest email addresses for phishing/social engineering
- Identify admin/owner accounts by role
- Determine which accounts are blocked
Exploitation
# List all users
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <any_user_token>" https://instance/api/v1/users
# View specific user details
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <any_user_token>" https://instance/api/v1/users/1
Suggested Fix
Add owner role checks to index() and show(), or restrict the route group with admin middleware:
// Option 1: Add check in controller methods
public function show(User $user): JsonResponse
{
if (!$this->repository->hasRole(auth()->user(), 'owner') && auth()->user()->id !== $user->id) {
throw new FireflyException('200025: No access to function.');
}
// ...
}
// Option 2: Add middleware to route group
Route::group(['middleware' => ['admin'], ...], ...)