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An attacker with that role can download database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.","severity":"high","cvss":8.6,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["laradashboard","laravel","package","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["already-on-1.4.5-or-later","only-superadmins-hold-settings-edit"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed LaraDashboard version in composer.lock or the project's package metadata; anything below `1.4.5` is affected.\n- Review which accounts hold the settings.edit permission and whether any non-superadmin admin has it.\n- Look for access to `/admin/settings/core-upgrades` in web server logs from non-superadmin accounts.","fix":"- LaraDashboard: upgrade to `1.4.5` or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-02T15:17:30+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T15:24:04+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-02T15:25:49+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:25:49+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-02T15:25:49Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- LaraDashboard: upgrade to `1.4.5` or later.","reach":"internet","title":"LaraDashboard: non-superadmin users can run core upgrades and dump database","impact":"high","summary":"LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 has an authorization flaw in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that lets administrators with settings.edit reach superadmin-only core-upgrade actions. 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