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TI-2026-36771 Aliases CVE-2026-49871GHSA-rrqp-g94p-gmh7

Apache APISIX: cas-auth login CSRF / session injection issue

Priority LOW 11CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the cas-auth plugin under default configurations. This defect allows a remote attacker that manages to send a victim to a webpage controlled by them can cause the victim's browser to become authenticated as a different identity. Actions the victim takes upstream are then attributed to attackers identity. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.0.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache APISIX3.0.0 – 3.16.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache APISIX VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 – 3.16.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.17.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.17.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49871
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrqp-g94p-gmh7

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-08057 apisix/batch-requests plugin allows overwriting the X-REAL-IP header KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-10921 In Apache APISIX, the user enabled the Admin API and deleted the Admin API access IP… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-24457 Apache APISIX: forward auth plugin allows header injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-09331 Apache APISIX: the body_schema check in request-validation plugin can be bypassed CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19447 Path traversal in request_uri variable CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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