# CVE-2020-22334: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Attackers can delete the administrator account in beescms via a crafted CSRF request, potentially leading to loss of administrative control.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2023
- **Updated:** 29 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wj68-xgrq-qfgv

## What is CVE-2020-22334?

CVE-2020-22334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in beescms v4 allows attackers to delete the administrator account via crafted request to /admin/admin_admin.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22334?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beescms Beescms.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-22334?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-22334 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-22334 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-22334 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-31011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31011/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-23572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23572/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-8347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8347/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-12739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12739/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-10266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10266/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-22334 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-22334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-22334 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2020-22334/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22334/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-22334
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-22334
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-22334

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22334/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.