CVE-2023-7038 automad User Creation cross-site request forgery

What is CVE-2023-7038?

CVE-2023-7038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in automad, published on 21 Dec 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 vulnerability was found in automad up to 1.10.9. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /dashboard?controller=UserCollection::createUser of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248687. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7038?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including automad/automad. It affects 1 product.

Products include Automad Automad.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7038?

Upgrade automad/automad to 2.0.0-alpha.1 or later.

Is CVE-2023-7038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in automad

• CVE-2024-40400 Automad arbitrary file upload vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2023-7037 automad FileController.php import server-side request forgery Medium 6.3
• CVE-2021-37502 Cross site scripting in automad/automad Medium 5.4
• CVE-2024-40111 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 4.8
• CVE-2023-7035 automad Setting post.php cross site scripting Medium 4.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4j8w-p6hv-3qxc.