CVE-2026-118691
What it is
xianyu-auto-reply-fix through 2.0.7 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the POST /send-message endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to send messages from other users' accounts using publicly known default API secrets. Attackers can supply the hard-coded api_key and another user's cookie_id, plus chosen chat_id, to_user_id and message values, to send arbitrary Xianyu messages to buyers from that merchant account.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Fix and advisories
References
- https://github.com/GuDong2003/xianyu-auto-reply-fix
- https://github.com/GuDong2003/xianyu-auto-reply-fix/blob/v2.0.7/db_manager.py#L1011
- https://github.com/GuDong2003/xianyu-auto-reply-fix/blob/v2.0.7/reply_server.py#L2347-L2475
- https://github.com/GuDong2003/xianyu-auto-reply-fix/commit/999cfe61c401322d9893eb81ad1a76beabba6cfb
- https://github.com/GuDong2003/xianyu-auto-reply-fix/issues/116
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xianyu-auto-reply-fix-through-2.0.7-unauthenticated-message-sending-via-send-message
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/xianyu-auto-reply-default-secret-cross-user-message-send