CVE-2026-42092
Global Settings Exposure in Titra Time Tracking
Publication date: 2026-05-04
Last updated on: 2026-05-04
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-200 | The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. |
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How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
This vulnerability allows any authenticated user to access sensitive configuration fields such as google_secret, openai_apikey, and google_clientid without any admin or role check.
Exposure of such sensitive information could lead to unauthorized access or misuse of data, potentially resulting in non-compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR or HIPAA, which require strict controls over sensitive data and access.
However, no explicit information about compliance impact is provided in the available data.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Since no public patch is available at the time of this advisory, immediate mitigation steps include restricting authenticated user access to the Meteor publication that exposes sensitive global settings.
Administrators should consider implementing additional access controls or role checks on the globalsettings publication to prevent unauthorized subscription.
Monitoring and auditing authenticated user subscriptions to the DDP endpoint may help detect unauthorized access to sensitive configuration fields.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability exists in the titra open source time tracking project, version 0.99.52. The globalsettings Meteor publication returns all global settings without performing any admin or role checks. This means that any authenticated user can subscribe via DDP and access sensitive configuration fields such as google_secret, openai_apikey, and google_clientid.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive configuration data to any authenticated user. Exposure of secrets like google_secret, openai_apikey, and google_clientid can result in misuse of these credentials, potentially allowing attackers to access or manipulate connected services, leading to data breaches or service disruptions.