CVE-2023-7038

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    CVE-2023-7038

    Published: 21 Dec 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: automad User Creation cross-site request forgery

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/7xxx/CVE-2023-7038.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7038, https://vuldb.com/?id.248687, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.248687, https://github.com/screetsec/VDD/tree/main/Automad%20CMS/Cross-Site%20Request%20Forgery%20(CSRF)

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.10.9
    1.10.8
    1.10.7
    1.10.6
    1.10.5
    1.10.4
    1.10.3
    1.10.2
    1.10.1
    1.10.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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