# CVE-2026-61746: InvenTree: Plugin-settings GET endpoints are readable without authentication

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
- Published: 2026-09-21 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- InvenTree: fixed in 1.4.0

## Description

InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.4.0, PluginSettingList, PluginAllSettingList, and PluginSettingDetail set GlobalSettingsPermissions without the IsAuthenticated permission used by the project default and equivalent global-settings endpoints. GlobalSettingsPermissions returns true for safe methods, while AuthRequiredMiddleware exempts /api/ paths, so an unauthenticated caller can retrieve plugin names, setting keys, descriptions, types, choices, and non-protected configuration values through /api/plugin/settings/ and the per-plugin settings endpoints. Protected secret values remain masked as three asterisks, limiting the issue to metadata and non-secret configuration disclosure. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on InvenTree, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/security/advisories/GHSA-45f6-v6jq-99f7
- https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/12168
- https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/commit/6c18e6402005c0f105f88dfba4aaa11cf990a7e0
- https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/releases/tag/1.4.0

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