---
id: CVE-2026-42032
aliases:
  - GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h
  - PYSEC-2026-2416
title: CKAN has Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql`
summary: CKAN has Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql`
severity: medium
vendor: ckan
product: ckan
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - ckan < 2.10.10
  - 'ckan >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.5'
patched:
  - ckan 2.10.10
  - ckan 2.11.5
published: '2026-04-30'
updated: '2026-07-13'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-cg4x-64p3-x59h'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42032'
  - url: 'https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.10/changelog.html#v-2-10-10-2026-04-29'
  - url: 'https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/changelog.html#v-2-11-5-2026-04-29'
  - url: >-
      https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/extensions/plugin-interfaces.html#ckan.plugins.interfaces.IAuthFunctions
  - url: >-
      https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/maintaining/configuration.html#ckan-datastore-sqlsearch-enabled
  - url: 'https://github.com/ckan/ckan'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00408
epssPercentile: 0.3232
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:57:56.436Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact

A vulnerability in `datastore_search_sql` allowed attackers to bypass authorization in order to gain access to private resources and PostgreSQL system information

### Patches
The issue has been patched in CKAN 2.10.10 and CKAN 2.11.5

### Workarounds
Disable the DataStore SQL search (`ckan.datastore.sqlsearch.enabled = false`). Note that the SQL search is disabled by default.

### More information

As stated in the [documentation](https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/maintaining/configuration.html#ckan-datastore-sqlsearch-enabled), this action function has protections that offer some safety but are not designed to prevent all types of abuse. Depending on the sensitivity of private data in your DataStore and the likelihood of abuse of your site, you may choose to disable this action function or restrict its use with a [`IAuthFunctions`](https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/extensions/plugin-interfaces.html#ckan.plugins.interfaces.IAuthFunctions) plugin.

### Credits

* Reported by Arvin Shivram of Brutecat Security

## Affected packages

- `ckan < 2.10.10`
- `ckan >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `ckan 2.10.10`
- `ckan 2.11.5`