CVE-2023-54412 Frappe before 13.46.3 Improper Access Control for Email Templates

High 7.1 Published Updated

Low-privileged users can modify email templates due to improper access control, potentially altering application communications.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-54412?

CVE-2023-54412 is a high-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 13.46.3 and 14.x before 14.21.1 contains an improper access control vulnerability in Email Template permissions that allows any authenticated non-guest user to create and edit any Email Template. Attackers with low-privileged accounts, including self-registered users when signup is enabled, can modify Email Templates used by the application.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54412?

How do I fix CVE-2023-54412?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-54412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-54412 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f939-v9q6-j3wg, GHSA-j3ww-q4wr-xvgh.

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