CVE-2022-26173 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published 16 Jun 2022 Updated 9 Jul 2026

Attackers can exploit CSRF in JForum to arbitrarily add admin accounts, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2022-26173?

CVE-2022-26173 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2022. 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

JForum v2.8.0 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via http://target_host:port/jforum-2.8.0/jforum.page, which allows attackers to arbitrarily add admin accounts.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26173?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jforum Jforum.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-26173 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cvq7-wjgx-9gr8.