Admidio's CSRF in registration `send_login` mode resets arbitrary user passwords
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Admidio is an open-source user management solution. `modules/registration.php` mode `send_login` regenerates a random password for `user_uuid_assigned`, stores its bcrypt hash in `adm_users.usr_password`, and emails the cleartext to that user. Every other state-changing mode in the same file (`assign_member`, `assign_user`, `delete_user`, `create_user`) calls `SecurityUtils::validateCsrfToken($_POST['adm_csrf_token'])` first; the `send_login` branch does not. Prior to version 5.0.10, page visited by a registration-administrator can issue the request as a top-level navigation, the browser sends the admin's `SameSite=Lax` cookies, and the server resets the chosen user's password without any further interaction from the admin. Version 5.0.10 fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admidio | admidio | before 5.0.10 | 5.0.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | admidio/admidio (Packagist) | before 5.0.10 | 5.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-mx25-j3rc-6w2w |
- admidio VendorAdmidio Affected before 5.0.10 Fixed in 5.0.10 Patch available CNA
- admidio/admidio (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.10 Fixed in 5.0.10 Patch available GHSA-mx25-j3rc-6w2w
Remediation
- Fix · CNA admidio (Admidio) Fixed in 5.0.10
- Fix · GHSA-mx25-j3rc-6w2w admidio/admidio (Packagist) Fixed in 5.0.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47228
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx25-j3rc-6w2w
References
More Admidio vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25286 Admidio is Missing Authorization and CSRF Protection on Document and Folder Deletion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-56995 Admidio before 5.0.12 Authentication Bypass via RSS feeds CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56993 Admidio before 5.0.12 SQL Injection via relation_type_list CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-25222 Admidio has Blind SQL Injection in ecard_send.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-30186 Admidio: SAML Signature Validation Result Ignored — Forged AuthnRequests and LogoutRequests Processed CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-25764 Admidio Vulnerable to RCE via Arbitrary File Upload in Message Attachment CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-47228 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47228 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx25-j3rc-6w2w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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