Dolibarr before 23.0.4 authorizes REST API document deletion against the wrong permission. Documents::delete() in htdocs/api/class/api_documents.class.php calls dol_check_secure_access_document() with the mode argument 'read' when handling DELETE /api/index.php/documents, while the sibling builddoc() path passes 'write', the correct mode for an operation that modifies stored data. An authenticated API user who holds only a read permission for a document-bearing module, for example societe:lire or facture:lire, and no create, write, delete or admin permission, therefore passes the check and can permanently delete that module's documents: third-party files, invoices, orders, proposals, project files and generated PDFs, with no recovery path. The call site is htdocs/api/class/api_documents.class.php:1276 in 23.0.3 and passes 'write' from 23.0.4 onward.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dolibarr dolibarr
Dolibarr erp Crm
Vendors & Products Dolibarr dolibarr
Dolibarr erp Crm

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Description Dolibarr before 23.0.4 authorizes REST API document deletion against the wrong permission. Documents::delete() in htdocs/api/class/api_documents.class.php calls dol_check_secure_access_document() with the mode argument 'read' when handling DELETE /api/index.php/documents, while the sibling builddoc() path passes 'write', the correct mode for an operation that modifies stored data. An authenticated API user who holds only a read permission for a document-bearing module, for example societe:lire or facture:lire, and no create, write, delete or admin permission, therefore passes the check and can permanently delete that module's documents: third-party files, invoices, orders, proposals, project files and generated PDFs, with no recovery path. The call site is htdocs/api/class/api_documents.class.php:1276 in 23.0.3 and passes 'write' from 23.0.4 onward.
Title Dolibarr before 23.0.4 Incorrect Authorization on REST API Document Deletion
First Time appeared Dolibarr
Dolibarr dolibarr Erp\/crm
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dolibarr:dolibarr_erp\/crm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dolibarr
Dolibarr dolibarr Erp\/crm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T18:21:32.539Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T11:15:29.421Z

Link: CVE-2026-81729

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T18:21:28.669Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-27T20:18:55.340

Modified: 2026-08-31T19:17:14.720

Link: CVE-2026-81729

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T15:45:02Z