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TI-2023-06434 Aliases CVE-2023-7038GHSA-4j8w-p6hv-3qxc

automad User Creation cross-site request forgery

Priority LOW 29CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0039 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed automad/automad (Packagist): 2.0.0-alpha.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—automad1.10.0; 1.10.1; 1.10.2; 1.10.3; 1.10.4; 1.10.5; 1.10.6; 1.10.7; 1.10.8; 1.10.9—No fix listedCNA
—automad/automad (Packagist)before 2.0.0-alpha.12.0.0-alpha.1Patch availableGHSA-4j8w-p6hv-3qxc
  • automad Vendor— Affected 1.10.0; 1.10.1; 1.10.2; 1.10.3; 1.10.4; 1.10.5; 1.10.6; 1.10.7; 1.10.8; 1.10.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • automad/automad (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.0-alpha.1 Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.1 Patch available GHSA-4j8w-p6hv-3qxc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.10.9VulnerableAutomad
  • cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.9 Vulnerable ·Automad

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-4j8w-p6hv-3qxc automad/automad (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7038
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j8w-p6hv-3qxc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2024-26904 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the image upload function of Automad v2.0.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-15414 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in automad 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to run… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-26872 A persistent (stored) cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-06433 automad FileController.php import server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-01408 automad Dashboard cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-06432 automad Content Type FileCollectionController.php upload unrestricted upload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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