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TI-2023-30887 Aliases CVE-2023-54412GHSA-j3ww-q4wr-xvgh

Improper access control in Frappe lets users edit email templates

Priority LOW 33CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Frappe before 13.46.3 and from 14.0.0-beta.1 before 14.21.1 contains an improper access control flaw in Email Template permissions. Any authenticated non-guest user can create and edit any Email Template because the permission check is missing (CWE-284). A low-privileged attacker, including a self-registered user when signup is enabled, can modify Email Templates that the application uses.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Frappe before 13.46.3 and 14.x before 14.21.1 contains an improper access control vulnerability in Email Template permissions that allows any authenticated non-guest user to create and edit any Email Template. Attackers with low-privileged accounts, including self-registered users when signup is enabled, can modify Email Templates used by the application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00221 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed frappe (frappe): 13.46.3, 14.21.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
frappefrappebefore 13.46.3; 14.0.0-beta.1 to before 14.21.113.46.3, 14.21.1Patch availableCNA
  • frappe Vendorfrappe Affected before 13.46.3; 14.0.0-beta.1 to before 14.21.1 Fixed in 13.46.3, 14.21.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:frappe:frappe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——frappe
  • cpe:2.3:a:frappe:frappe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·frappe

Remediation

Upgrade Frappe to version 13.46.3 on the 13.x branch and to version 14.21.1 on the 14.x branch.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA frappe (frappe) Fixed in 13.46.3, 14.21.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54412
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-j3ww-q4wr-xvgh
  3. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-28140 ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40873 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40872 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40871 A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in the Frappe ERPNext… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-32462 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_rfq_containing_supplier() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-32461 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_stock_balance_for() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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