CVE-2026-33543
CriticalCVSS 9.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs
Summary
FOSSBilling versions 0.7.2 and prior have a vulnerability in the guest API that allows the creation of new administrator accounts even when one already exists. A flaw in the admin existence check enables an attacker to bypass protections.
Risk Assessment
The organization is at risk of unauthorized access to the administrator account, potentially leading to full control over the system. An attacker can create a new administrator account and gain access to sensitive data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update FOSSBilling to version 0.8.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, an audit of existing administrator accounts should be conducted.
Other vulnerabilities in FOSSBilling
See all- CVE-2026-42341Critical
FOSSBilling versions 0.6.0 through 0.7.2 have an unauthenticated payment bypass vulnerability. An attacker can mark any unpaid invoice as paid and credit the client account by sending a single crafted HTTP request to the IPN callback endpoint.
- CVE-2026-28496Critical
FOSSBilling prior to version 0.8.0 has a Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability in the template rendering system. Administrators can inject arbitrary Twig expressions, leading to information disclosure and remote code execution.
- CVE-2026-27604Critical
FOSSBilling versions 0.5.4 to 0.8.0 have an authorization bypass in API role handling, allowing unauthenticated access to privileged `/api/system/*` endpoints. Attackers can invoke admin API methods without valid credentials.
- CVE-2026-53648Medium
In FOSSBilling prior to version 0.8.1, downloadable product files are stored using a deterministic filename-derived path (MD5 hash). Two different products or order files with the same original filename overwrite each other, causing customers or administrators to receive the wrong file.
- CVE-2026-53647Medium
In FOSSBilling versions 0.5.3 through 0.7.2, the Guest `serviceapikey/get_info` API endpoint is accessible without authentication. Any caller with a valid API key can retrieve all custom configuration parameters (`custom_*` fields) stored in the key's database record.
- CVE-2026-53646High
In FOSSBilling versions 0.5.6 through 0.7.2, when a client requests a password reset multiple times, the system reuses the existing token instead of generating a new one, with the 15-minute validity anchored to the first request. An attacker who obtained the original reset link can still use it even after the victim requests a new reset, as the original token is never invalidated.
- CVE-2026-53645High
FOSSBilling prior to version 0.8.0 contains a vulnerability that allows a low-privileged staff account to escalate privileges via the admin API. A user with the `staff.create_and_edit_staff` permission can call `/api/admin/staff/permissions_update` for their own account and set any permissions, bypassing role-based access control.
- CVE-2026-53644High
FOSSBilling versions 0.5.3 through 0.7.2 allow authenticated clients to read and reset API key secrets for orders that are no longer active (e.g., suspended, canceled). The root cause is missing order-state validation in two client API endpoints, despite an `isActive()` helper existing in the `Serviceapikey` module and the frontend UI correctly gating access on active orders.
- CVE-2026-53643High
FOSSBilling versions prior to 0.8.0 allow low-privileged staff accounts to perform unauthorized actions via admin API endpoints. The root cause is a combination of the `can_always_access` module flag and insufficient permission checks or unsafe parameter handling on individual endpoints.
- CVE-2026-53642Medium
In FOSSBilling versions 0.5.6 through 0.7.2, when the 'Require Email Confirmation' setting is enabled, a logged-in client with an unverified email address can access all client-area pages, such as wallet balance and transaction history. The API-side enforcement works correctly, but the page-side enforcement is overly permissive, allowing any request starting with '/client'.
Original NVD description (English source)
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Versions 0.7.2 and prior expose a guest API endpoint, /api/guest/staff/create, intended for initial administrator bootstrap. Due to a flawed admin-existence check, the endpoint remains usable after an administrator already exists. The flawed guard check uses is_countable() on a value that returns a Model_Admin object or null rather than a countable type, causing the expression to always evaluate as true and bypass the intended protection. As a result, an attacker can reach the unprotected endpoint to create a new administrator account and immediately authenticate, gaining a fully privileged admin session even when an admin already exists. This issue has been fixed in version 0.8.0.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

