Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-115480
baserCMS: Public Web API mail-form submission bypasses image CAPTCHA
New
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
baserCMS is a website development framework. In versions 5.0.0 before 5.3.2 and 5.4.0 before 5.4.2, the public POST /baser/api/bc-mail/mail_messages/add/{mailContentId}.json endpoint accepts submissions without enforcing the form's auth_captcha setting. BcMail\Controller\Api\MailMessagesController::add() and MailMessagesService::create() omit the BcCaptchaService::check() verification of captcha_id and auth_captcha performed by MailController::submit() in the web UI. An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the API can therefore automate submissions without solving the enabled image challenge. The API disables FormProtection and has no rate limit; submissions can generate administrator-inbox spam, send attacker-influenced auto-replies to third parties when an email field is present, and accumulate mail_messages database records when save_info is enabled. The API already enforces the isAccepting() check added for CVE-2026-30878; the missing CAPTCHA check is a separate control failure. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.2 and 5.4.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
basercms · baserproject
>= 5.0.0, < 5.3.2; >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115480
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115480
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/commit/3444154ca40f308ade8991e54459248f866dcf61
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.3.2
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.4.2
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/security/advisories/GHSA-cpxq-6gjp-m59g
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