CVE-2023-4959 Quay: cross-site request forgery (csrf) on config-editor page
Attackers can force users to reconfigure the Quay instance, potentially adding admin users, via CSRF on the config-editor page.
- 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-2023-4959?
CVE-2023-4959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Quay 3, published on 15 Sep 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 flaw was found in Quay. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks force a user to perform unwanted actions in an application. During the pentest, it was detected that the config-editor page is vulnerable to CSRF. The config-editor page is used to configure the Quay instance. By coercing the victim’s browser into sending an attacker-controlled request from another domain, it is possible to reconfigure the Quay instance (including adding users with admin privileges).
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Quay.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-4959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Quay 3
- CVE-2020-27832 Cross-site scripting in quay
- CVE-2025-4374 Quay: incorrect privilege assignment
- CVE-2023-4956 Quay: clickjacking on config-editor page severity
- CVE-2019-10205 Information disclosure in quay
- CVE-2026-6848 Quay: red hat quay: authentication bypass allows privileged actions without valid credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xphq-2g8c-mfh6.