Jsonapi Role Access security updates, in plain English

Jsonapi Role Access

820 sites report using it · on drupal.org · 1 security update explained here

This module restricts access to data feeds based on specific user roles.

Below is every security update for Jsonapi Role Access that this site has covered, newest first. Each one says who could exploit it, whether it applies to your site, how urgent it is, and what to tell your developer. If your site uses this module and you are not sure which version, that is the first question to ask whoever looks after it.

Jsonapi Role Access

Critical · 820 sites report using it · SA-CONTRIB-2026-127 · on drupal.org · Week of 2 September 2026

The module does not properly enforce access rules when a request mimics a specific type of background web request. A visitor could read hidden data feeds or change data.

Who could do thisAnyone visiting the site. No login needed.
Does it apply to youAny site using this module.
Has it been used in attacksNo sign of it.
How urgentDrupal rates this critical. Cyber Essentials expects a fix within 14 days. Do it this week.

Tell your developerUpdate Jsonapi Role Access to 2.0.2.

For developers: what the fix changed

The fix removes the `isXmlHttpRequest()` check from the early return condition in `checkUserRoleAccess` within `src/EventSubscriber/CheckUserRolePermissionEvent.php`, ensuring that requests mimicking XMLHttpRequests cannot bypass role access restrictions.

Also in this release Added a functional test to verify that XMLHttpRequest headers cannot bypass role restrictions.

2.0.1 to 2.0.2 1 commit, 2 files including 1 test.

src/EventSubscriber/CheckUserRolePermissionEvent.php +6 −5 fix

Full diff, 2.0.1 to 2.0.2

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