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MyBooks: Unauthenticated Registration Bypass via Missing Server-Side ALLOW_REGISTER Enforcement

Published Aug 19, 2026

Description

MyBooks is anebook management web server also known as Talebook. In 3.41.2 and earlier, the SignUp.post handler for POST /api/user/sign_up in webserver/handlers/user.py does not enforce the ALLOW_REGISTER configuration flag, even though the frontend hides registration controls when the flag is false. An unauthenticated remote attacker can call the endpoint directly and create a valid account on an instance whose administrator disabled public registration. The process_auth_header function in webserver/handlers/base.py also does not verify the account's active flag, so the newly created and unactivated account can authenticate immediately and access user-level API functionality. The bypass defeats the intended account-creation policy and can supply the low-privilege account required by related authorization vulnerabilities. This issue is fixed in version 3.42.0.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner GitHub_M
Published Aug 19, 2026
Updated Aug 19, 2026
Reserved May 11, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 19, 2026
NVD
Status Deferred
Modified Sep 9, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a