# CVE-2023-54410: Frappe before 13.22.0 Improper Authorization via Document Rename

> Authenticated attackers can rename documents they lack permission to modify due to a missing permission check in Frappe.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2vj4-68r2-f5w5, GHSA-whww-ggp5-r2xq

## What is CVE-2023-54410?

CVE-2023-54410 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in frappe, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Frappe before 13.22.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to rename documents by exploiting a missing permission check. Attackers can invoke the document rename functionality on documents they lack permission to modify, altering records without proper authorization.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54410?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-54410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-54410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-54410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54410 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54410 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in frappe, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: frappe. 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-2023-54410/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54410/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54410
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54410
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54410

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54410/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.