# CVE-2023-34927: Casdoor Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability

> Attackers can force victims to change their passwords via crafted URLs, leading to account takeover in Casdoor.

- **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:** 22 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rwcp-qrwg-56cg

## What is CVE-2023-34927?

CVE-2023-34927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jun 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

Casdoor v1.331.0 and below was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the endpoint /api/set-password. This vulnerability allows attackers to arbitrarily change the victim user's password via supplying a crafted URL.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34927?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/casdoor/casdoor. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/casdoor/casdoor` | Go | All versions to 1.331.0 | None |
| `github.com/casdoor/casdoor` | Go | All versions to 1.331.0 | None |

Products: Casbin Casdoor.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34927 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-34927 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Casdoor < v1.331.0 - '/api/set-password' CSRF (exploitdb)
- Casdoor 2.55.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (exploitdb)
- Casdoor 2.95.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-38638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38638/): Casdoor arbitrary file write vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-41657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41657/): GHSL-2024-035: Casdoor CORS misconfiguration (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-44942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44942/): Casdoor arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via uploadFile function (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-41264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41264/): casdoor's use of`ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey()` disables host key verification (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-24124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24124/): SQL Injection in Casdoor (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34927 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jun 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-2023-34927 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/casdoor/casdoor (Go): affected all versions up to 1.331.0; no fix listed
- github.com/casdoor/casdoor (Go): affected all versions up to 1.331.0; no fix listed

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-2023-34927/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34927/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34927
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34927
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34927

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34927/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.