Cross-site request forgery in zammad
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-79.
Summary
Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, a user with Knowledge Base editing rights for a category can embed a video widget in a published answer with a specially crafted value. When the answer is rendered, that value is inserted into the page's HTML without being escaped for its attribute context, allowing it to break out and inject additional HTML into the page. When another user who has permission to switch between user sessions views the affected answer, the injected HTML causes their browser to silently send a request to Zammad's session-switching endpoint using their own active credentials. This results in switching their session to an account chosen by the person who wrote the Knowledge Base answer. No action is required from the viewer beyond opening the published answer. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zammad GmbH | zammad | before 7.1.2 | 7.1.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- zammad VendorZammad GmbH Affected before 7.1.2 Fixed in 7.1.2 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zammad:zammad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Zammad GmbH |
- cpe:2.3:a:zammad:zammad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Zammad GmbH
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zammad (zammad) Fixed in 7.1.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84463
References
More Zammad GmbH vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-65406 Local privilege escalation in Zammad v1.5.0 to v7.2.2 installed via DEB or RPM package KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-65405 Undisclosed RCE in Zammad v6.3 and higher KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2024-22252 An issue was discovered in Zammad before 6.3.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-11233 Zammad 7.0.1 - Improper authorization in ticket article attachment cloning CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2022-23785 A vulnerability in Zammad v5.3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-58043 Zammad: Account takeover via unverified email matching during SSO auto-link CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
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