9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-48085
OpenReception has unauthenticated GLOBAL_ADMIN account creation post-bootstrap
Description

OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Prior to version 1.0.1, a fully provisioned OpenReception instance accepts unauthenticated POST requests to `/setup/create-admin-account` and creates additional GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts without verifying that an admin already exists. Any unauthenticated network attacker who can submit a same-origin form POST gains full platform-level administrative control. The newly created account is `is_active=true` with `confirmation_state=ACCESS_GRANTED` and does not require completing email confirmation; the GLOBAL_ADMIN row is created active and immediately usable. Login and tenant enumeration succeed without any further interaction. This is distinct from the deployment race condition already documented on the `Claiming an instance` page. That documented race covers the window between deployment and first claim. The bug reported here works after the operator has properly claimed and configured the instance: the layout-level guard that protects the setup page only redirects on GET, while the `default` form action handler creates the user without rechecking `adminExists()`. Three GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts were created in succession during testing, with no rate limiting observed. Audit-specific event logging beyond standard application logs was not assessed; the standard `[error]` line that surfaces only when a uniqueness conflict is hit is not the same as a security event for "additional admin created post-claim". The form post is rejected for browser drive-by CSRF by SvelteKit's built-in same-origin check, but any tool that supplies a matching `Origin` header (curl, Burp, automated scanners, server-side proxies) bypasses this trivially. No additional preconditions exist. Users should upgrade to version 1.0.1 to receive a patch.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Upgrade OpenReception to version 1.0.1 to patch the authentication bypass vulnerability.
  • Upgrade OpenReception to version 1.0.1.
  • Ensure admin account creation is properly protected.
  • Monitor for unauthorized account creation.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/commit/222408af6fd4bd85554a25ec8de8131bd0733797
https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/security/advisories/GHSA-qvvq-hhpj-64rp
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'open-reception', 'product': 'appointment-booking-software', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.0.1'}]}]
    Added Description OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Prior to version 1.0.1, a fully provisioned OpenReception instance accepts unauthenticated POST requests to `/setup/create-admin-account` and creates additional GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts without verifying that an admin already exists. Any unauthenticated network attacker who can submit a same-origin form POST gains full platform-level administrative control. The newly created account is `is_active=true` with `confirmation_state=ACCESS_GRANTED` and does not require completing email confirmation; the GLOBAL_ADMIN row is created active and immediately usable. Login and tenant enumeration succeed without any further interaction. This is distinct from the deployment race condition already documented on the `Claiming an instance` page. That documented race covers the window between deployment and first claim. The bug reported here works after the operator has properly claimed and configured the instance: the layout-level guard that protects the setup page only redirects on GET, while the `default` form action handler creates the user without rechecking `adminExists()`. Three GLOBAL_ADMIN accounts were created in succession during testing, with no rate limiting observed. Audit-specific event logging beyond standard application logs was not assessed; the standard `[error]` line that surfaces only when a uniqueness conflict is hit is not the same as a security event for "additional admin created post-claim". The form post is rejected for browser drive-by CSRF by SvelteKit's built-in same-origin check, but any tool that supplies a matching `Origin` header (curl, Burp, automated scanners, server-side proxies) bypasses this trivially. No additional preconditions exist. Users should upgrade to version 1.0.1 to receive a patch.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/commit/222408af6fd4bd85554a25ec8de8131bd0733797
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/security/advisories/GHSA-qvvq-hhpj-64rp
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