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CVE-2023-7038 (GCVE-0-2023-7038)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-21 17:31 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:50
VLAI
Title
automad User Creation cross-site request forgery
Summary
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.
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a automad Affected: 1.10.0
Affected: 1.10.1
Affected: 1.10.2
Affected: 1.10.3
Affected: 1.10.4
Affected: 1.10.5
Affected: 1.10.6
Affected: 1.10.7
Affected: 1.10.8
Affected: 1.10.9
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