# CVE-2023-5455: Ipa: invalid csrf protection > Attackers can trick users into performing unintended actions in FreeIPA due to missing CSRF protection on specific endpoints. - **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:** Yes - **Published:** 10 Jan 2024 - **Updated:** 18 Mar 2026 - **Also known as:** ALSA-2024:0141, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5455, GHSA-45hh-rj6v-548f, RHSA-2024:0138, RHSA-2024:0140, RHSA-2024:0141, RHSA-2024:0142, RHSA-2024:0144, RHSA-2024:0145, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5455 ## What is CVE-2023-5455? CVE-2023-5455 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Jan 2024. 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 vulnerability exists in ipa/session/login_password in all supported versions of IPA. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the user into submitting a request that could perform actions as the user, resulting in a loss of confidentiality and system integrity. During community penetration testing it was found that for certain HTTP end-points FreeIPA does not ensure CSRF protection. Due to implementation details one cannot use this flaw for reflection of a cookie representing already logged-in user. An attacker would always have to go through a new authentication attempt. Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5455? It affects 21 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `ipa-client` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-client-common` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-client-epn` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-client-samba` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-common` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-selinux` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-server` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-server-common` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-server-dns` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa-server-trust-ad` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `python3-ipaclient` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `python3-ipalib` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `python3-ipaserver` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `python3-ipatests` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.10.2-5.el9_3.alma.1 | | `ipa` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-client-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-python-compat` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server-dns` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server-trust-ad` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `python2-ipaclient` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `python2-ipalib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `python2-ipaserver` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server-dns` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server-trust-ad` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `python2-ipaserver` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-client-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-python-compat` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | | `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.16 | Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Freeipa Freeipa, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Arm 64 Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Big Endian, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Little Endian, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Little Endian Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server for Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server for Power Little Endian Update Services for Sap Solutions, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services for Sap Solutions, Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services for Sap Solutions and 1 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-5455? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-5455 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5455 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora - [CVE-2024-4577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4577/): PHP-CGI OS Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-39226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39226/): Grafana Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-5544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5544/): VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5455 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-5455 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5455 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. 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-2023-5455/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5455/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5455 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5455 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5455 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5455/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.