# CVE-2023-37650: Cockpit CMS Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary administrator commands via CSRF in the Cockpit CMS admin portal, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45g2-r339-pjwf

## What is CVE-2023-37650?

CVE-2023-37650 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 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

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the Admin portal of Cockpit CMS v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary Administrator commands.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37650?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cockpit-hq/cockpit. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cockpit-hq/cockpit` | Packagist | All versions | 2.6.0 |
| `cockpit-hq/cockpit` | Packagist | All versions | 2.6.0 |

Products: Agentejo Cockpit.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37650?

Upgrade cockpit-hq/cockpit to 2.6.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-37650 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-37650 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-4195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4195/): PHP Remote File Inclusion in cockpit-hq/cockpit (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-4825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4825/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability on Cockpit CMS from Agentejo (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2818/): Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in cockpit-hq/cockpit (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35131/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35846/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37650 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37650 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 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-2023-37650 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.6.0
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.6.0

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-2023-37650/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37650/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37650
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37650
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37650

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37650/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.