Kimai vulnerabilities

Kimai before 2.56.0 does not enforce team-membership checks in TimesheetVoter::voteOnAttribute(), allowing any authenticated user with ROLE_TEAMLEAD (or a role holding edit_other_timesheet/delete_other_timesheet) to read, modify, and permanently delete timesheets belonging to any user system-wide via the API, regardless of team membership.

Kimai before 2.53.0 fails to block sensitive User methods in the Twig invoice template sandbox, allowing admins to call getApiToken() and getPlainApiToken() methods. Attackers with template creation permissions can embed these method calls in invoice templates to leak hashed API tokens in rendered invoice output.

Kimai before 2.53.0 contains an open redirect vulnerability in the SAML authentication success handler that accepts unvalidated RelayState POST parameters as redirect destinations. Attackers with IdP access can supply malicious RelayState values to redirect authenticated users to attacker-controlled URLs for credential theft or phishing attacks.

Kimai before 2.54.0 has a timing oracle vulnerability in TokenAuthenticator that allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid usernames via the X-AUTH-USER header. Response time differences reveal account existence.

Kimai versions before 2.56.0 fail to restrict the config() Twig function in sandboxed invoice and export templates, allowing administrators to access arbitrary configuration keys. Attackers with admin privileges can upload malicious templates to exfiltrate server-wide secrets including LDAP bind passwords and SAML private keys into invoice or export documents accessible to lower-privileged users.

Kimai before version 2.57.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in the favorite timesheet add and remove endpoints that allows authenticated users to manipulate other users' bookmarks. Attackers can add or remove timesheet entries from another user's favorite list by referencing their timesheet identifier, enabling cross-user business-state tampering without administrative privileges.

Kimai before 2.58.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where password reset links remain valid after password changes because the LoginLink signature covers only the user id, not the password hash. Attackers who intercept or cache a password reset link can use it up to 2 additional times within a 1-hour window to log in as the user even after the legitimate user has changed their password.

A vulnerability in Kimai before version 2.63.0 in the team update API endpoint (PATCH /api/teams/{id}) removes all existing team members before validating the submitted replacement member list. An authenticated teamlead (or other user) with permission to edit a team can submit a malformed members payload; although Kimai returns a validation error, the existing membership rows have already been deleted. This bypasses the dedicated member-removal endpoint's protection against removing teamleaders and can leave a team with no members or teamleaders, disrupting team-based access control.

A vulnerability in Kimai before version 2.64.0 in the ProjectViewController export route (report_project_view_export) is due to missing authorization. The authorization guards are attached to the sibling __invoke method rather than at the class level, so the export route inherits no authorization checks. Any authenticated user, including a plain ROLE_USER without the project_reporting permission, can download the project overview export - which returns the same dataset as the protected report - disclosing customer names, project names, currency, budget type, and aggregate totals across all customers. Actual financial figures remain protected in the export template.

Kimai before 2.62.0 fails to validate create_other_timesheet permission in the QuickEntry controller when creating new timesheets. Authenticated users with view_other_timesheet and edit_other_timesheet permissions can create timesheet records for team members, bypassing authorization checks.