# CVE-2025-71460: Zipline before 4.2.1 Missing Ownership Check via /api/user/files/transaction

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-13. Updated: 2026-11-13.

Zipline before 4.2.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the /api/user/files/transaction endpoint that allows authenticated users to modify other users' files due to absent ownership checks. Attackers who know a target file ID can submit transaction requests to edit or delete files belonging to any user.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- diced / zipline: ≥ 0; < 4.2.1 (affected, semver); 4.2.1 (unaffected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 2.3 (low); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 4.2 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 2.3 (low); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 4.2 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-639

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/diced/zipline/security/advisories/GHSA-26wv-mhc3-5xfq (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zipline-before-4.2.1-missing-ownership-check-via-api-user-files-transaction (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/diced/zipline/security/advisories/GHSA-26wv-mhc3-5xfq (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zipline-before-4.2.1-missing-ownership-check-via-api-user-files-transaction (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71460; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71460; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

Revision: 8bed0f7f5e29589d57c99b7d92d77551dc4a1d23724df9acc00b6281f7fe2038

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2025-71460

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