Hubzilla version prior to 11.4 CSRF via OAuth2 /authorize Endpoint App Registration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Hubzilla versions prior to 11.4 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the OAuth2 /authorize endpoint handled by Zotlabs\Module\Authorize::post() that allows unauthenticated attackers to register arbitrary OAuth2 applications under an authenticated user's account by submitting a cross-origin POST request without CSRF token or Origin/Referer validation. Attackers can craft a malicious HTML form that autosubmits attacker-chosen OAuth2 parameters including client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri, and scope to silently register a persistent OAuth2 application, enabling interception of future OAuth2 authorization codes when the victim later authenticates against the attacker-controlled client.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Hubzilla (Hubzilla) Fixed in 11.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70556
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8qh-69f5-v25q
References
Patch 1
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- TI-2022-10373 A PHP Local File Inclusion vulneraility in the default Redbasic theme for Hubzilla before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-10372 A PHP Local File inclusion vulnerability in the Redbasic theme for Hubzilla before… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-10374 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Hubzilla 7.0.3 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-70556 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-70556 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8qh-69f5-v25q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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