# CVE-2026-81729: Dolibarr before 23.0.4 Incorrect Authorization on REST API Document Deletion

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 23.0.4
- Published: 2026-08-27 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- dolibarr: fixed in 23.0.4

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dolibarr, upgrade to a fixed version (23.0.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/commit/de1d7a623e98484cc71fe43e93fdd5cd796abee5
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/blob/23.0.3/htdocs/api/class/api_documents.class.php#L1276
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dolibarr-before-23.0.4-incorrect-authorization-on-rest-api-document-deletion

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