This release includes 3 security fixes for security teams reviewing exposed deployments.
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Summary
AI summaryFixes privilege escalation and account security vulnerabilities.
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Plainpad is a self hosted, open source note taking application that is very easy to setup on your server.
This is a stable release, you can use it in production environments and/or update your existing installations.
https://plainpad.org/
[1.1.1] - 2026-04-23
Fixed
- Fix privilege-escalation vulnerability allowing any authenticated user to grant themselves admin (#138)
- Prevent account enumeration and unauthenticated account-lockout abuse on the password recovery endpoint
- Whitelist sortable columns and sort direction on user and note list endpoints to prevent unsafe
ORDER BYinput - Add form validation rules to the user modal
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Alex Tselegidis, Plainpad Creator
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Security Fixes
- Privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated users to grant themselves admin
- Account enumeration and unauthenticated account-lockout abuse on password recovery endpoint
- Unsafe ORDER BY injection on user and note list endpoints
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About Plainpad
Modern note taking application for the cloud, utilizing the best features of progressive web apps technology.
Beta — feedback welcome: [email protected]