CVE-2026-45274

MyBooks: Unauthenticated Registration Bypass via Missing Server-Side ALLOW_REGISTER Enforcement

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 19, 2026 at 02:38 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTalebook

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Severity
MEDIUM6.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

MyBooks is anebook management web server also known as Talebook. In 3.41.2 and earlier, the SignUp.post handler for POST /api/user/sign_up in webserver/handlers/user.py does not enforce the ALLOW_REGISTER configuration flag, even though the frontend hides registration controls when the flag is false. An unauthenticated remote attacker can call the endpoint directly and create a valid account on an instance whose administrator disabled public registration. The process_auth_header function in webserver/handlers/base.py also does not verify the account's active flag, so the newly created and unactivated account can authenticate immediately and access user-level API functionality. The bypass defeats the intended account-creation policy and can supply the low-privilege account required by related authorization vulnerabilities. This issue is fixed in version 3.42.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.42.0
Affected range stops below 3.42.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.9MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-602

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