id: PYSEC-2026-2416
published: "2026-07-13T15:02:55.862589Z"
modified: "2026-07-13T16:03:42.766900Z"
aliases:
- CVE-2026-42032
- GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h
summary: CKAN has Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql`
details: "### Impact\n\nA vulnerability in `datastore_search_sql` allowed attackers to bypass authorization in order to gain access to private resources and PostgreSQL system information\n\n### Patches\nThe issue has been patched in CKAN 2.10.10 and CKAN 2.11.5\n\n### Workarounds\nDisable the DataStore SQL search (`ckan.datastore.sqlsearch.enabled = false`). Note that the SQL search is disabled by default.\n\n### More information\n\nAs stated in the [documentation](https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/maintaining/configuration.html#ckan-datastore-sqlsearch-enabled), this action function has protections that offer some safety but are not designed to prevent all types of abuse. Depending on the sensitivity of private data in your DataStore and the likelihood of abuse of your site, you may choose to disable this action function or restrict its use with a [`IAuthFunctions`](https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/extensions/plugin-interfaces.html#ckan.plugins.interfaces.IAuthFunctions) plugin.\n\n### Credits\n\n* Reported by Arvin Shivram of Brutecat Security"
affected:
- package:
    name: ckan
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/ckan
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: 2.10.10
    - introduced: 2.11.0
    - fixed: 2.11.5
  versions:
  - "0.11"
  - "0.3"
  - "0.4"
  - "0.5"
  - "0.6"
  - "0.7"
  - "0.8"
  - "1.0"
  - "1.1"
  - "1.2"
  - "1.3"
  - 1.3.2
  - 1.3.3
  - "1.4"
  - 1.4.1
  - 1.4.2
  - 1.4.3
  - 1.4.3.1
  - "1.5"
  - 1.5.1
  - "1.6"
  - "1.7"
  - 1.7.1
  - "1.8"
  - "2.0"
  - 2.0.1
  - 2.0.7
  - 2.0.8
  - "2.1"
  - 2.1.1
  - 2.1.5
  - 2.1.6
  - 2.10.0
  - 2.10.1
  - 2.10.3
  - 2.10.4
  - 2.10.5
  - 2.10.6
  - 2.10.7
  - 2.10.8
  - 2.10.9
  - 2.11.0
  - 2.11.1
  - 2.11.2
  - 2.11.3
  - 2.11.4
  - "2.2"
  - 2.2.1
  - 2.2.3
  - 2.2.4
  - "2.3"
  - 2.3.1
  - 2.3.2
  - 2.3.3
  - 2.3.4
  - 2.3.5
  - 2.4.0
  - 2.4.1
  - 2.4.2
  - 2.4.3
  - 2.4.4
  - 2.4.5
  - 2.4.8
  - 2.4.9
  - 2.5.0
  - 2.5.1
  - 2.5.2
  - 2.5.3
  - 2.5.4
  - 2.5.6
  - 2.5.7
  - 2.5.8
  - 2.5.9
  - 2.6.0
  - 2.6.1
  - 2.6.3
  - 2.6.4
  - 2.6.5
  - 2.6.6
  - 2.6.7
  - 2.6.8
  - 2.6.9
  - 2.7.0
  - 2.7.1
  - 2.7.10
  - 2.7.11
  - 2.7.12
  - 2.7.2
  - 2.7.3
  - 2.7.4
  - 2.7.5
  - 2.7.6
  - 2.7.7
  - 2.7.8
  - 2.7.9
  - 2.8.0
  - 2.8.1
  - 2.8.10
  - 2.8.11
  - 2.8.12
  - 2.8.2
  - 2.8.3
  - 2.8.4
  - 2.8.5
  - 2.8.6
  - 2.8.7
  - 2.8.8
  - 2.8.9
  - 2.9.0
  - 2.9.1
  - 2.9.10
  - 2.9.11
  - 2.9.2
  - 2.9.3
  - 2.9.4
  - 2.9.5
  - 2.9.6
  - 2.9.7
  - 2.9.8
  - 2.9.9
references:
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42032
- type: WEB
  url: "https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.10/changelog.html#v-2-10-10-2026-04-29"
- type: WEB
  url: "https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/changelog.html#v-2-11-5-2026-04-29"
- type: WEB
  url: "https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/extensions/plugin-interfaces.html#ckan.plugins.interfaces.IAuthFunctions"
- type: WEB
  url: "https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/maintaining/configuration.html#ckan-datastore-sqlsearch-enabled"
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://github.com/ckan/ckan
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://pypi.org/project/ckan
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h
severity:
- type: CVSS_V4
  score: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U