# CVE-2013-7223: Fat Free CRM contains Cross-site Request Forgery vulnerablilities

> Remote attackers can hijack user sessions in Fat Free CRM via CSRF due to missing forgery protection, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcvq-7xjq-46x6

## What is CVE-2013-7223?

CVE-2013-7223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Fat Free CRM before 0.12.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors, related to the lack of a protect_from_forgery line in app/controllers/application_controller.rb.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7223?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including fat_free_crm. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `fat_free_crm` | RubyGems | All versions | 0.12.1 |
| `fat_free_crm` | RubyGems | All versions | 0.12.1 |

Products: Fatfreecrm Fat Free Crm.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7223?

Upgrade fat_free_crm to 0.12.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2013-7223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-1585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1585/): Fat Free CRM Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2013-7225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7225/): Fat Free CRM vulnerable to SQL Injection (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-20975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20975/): Cross-site scripting in fat_free_crm (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-10226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10226/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2013-7222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7222/): Fat Free CRM has fixed token value (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7223 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- fat_free_crm (RubyGems): affected all versions; fixed in 0.12.1
- fat_free_crm (RubyGems): affected all versions; fixed in 0.12.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7223/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7223/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7223
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7223
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7223

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7223/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.