Description
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) trusts client-provided values for the 'epds_role_id' parameter without verification, allowing a remote, authenticated attacker to escalate their own privileges.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
High
Availability (Vulnerable System)
High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
None
Integrity (Subsequent System)
None
Availability (Subsequent System)
None
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals / Electronic Docketing System (EDS)0 – 2026-03-19
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals / Electronic Docketing System (EDS)2026-03-19 – 2026-03-19
- Government Accountability Office / Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)0 – 2026-02-22
- Government Accountability Office / Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)2026-02-22 – 2026-02-22