# CVE-2023-49076: Pimcore missing token/header to prevent CSRF

> Attackers can perform CSRF attacks to create new customers due to missing tokens in the Pimcore customer data framework.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 30 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xx63-4jr8-9ghc

## What is CVE-2023-49076?

CVE-2023-49076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore, published on 30 Nov 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

Customer-data-framework allows management of customer data within Pimcore. There are no tokens or headers to prevent CSRF attacks from occurring, therefore an attacker could abuse this vulnerability to create new customers. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.5.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49076?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pimcore Pimcore.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49076 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-49076 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pimcore Pimcore

- [CVE-2022-39365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39365/): RCE vulnerability in Pimcore/Mail & Dynamic Text Layout (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18981/): Pimcore Access Control Issues (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18985/): Pimcore 2FA Vulnerable to Brute Forcing (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-23492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23492/): Pimcore has a Blind SQL Injection in Admin Search Find API due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-30848 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47637/): SQL Injection in Admin Grid Filter API in Pimcore (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49076 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore, published on 30 Nov 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-2023-49076 exists.

Affected product: Pimcore Pimcore. 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-2023-49076/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49076/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49076
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49076
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49076

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49076/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.