SerpBear before 3.1.1 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in pages/api/notify.ts that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger notification emails because verifyUser() is never called. Attackers can repeatedly POST to /api/notify, optionally with a domain parameter, to exhaust SMTP rate limits, trigger provider abuse flags and flood recipients.
https://github.com/towfiqi/serpbear/releases/tag/v3.1.1
https://github.com/towfiqi/serpbear/issues/359
https://github.com/towfiqi/serpbear/commit/12dc0a4bd91f06de2dab96f797c495942f7ef8c9
https://github.com/towfiqi/serpbear/blob/v3.1.0/pages/api/notify.ts#L16-L21
Published: 2026-10-30
Updated: 2026-10-30
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium