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Cross-site request forgery in REDAXO article history plugin

Priority LOW 22CWE-352Published · Updated

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 · Low
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

REDAXO before 5.21.3 contains a cross-site request forgery flaw (CWE-352) in the structure/history plugin. The plugin accepts unvalidated GET requests, so an attacker can lure a logged-in backend user to a page that triggers func=clearall or rex_history_function=snap, permanently deleting all article snapshots or reverting articles to earlier states.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

REDAXO before 5.21.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the structure/history plugin that allows attackers to delete history or roll back content via unvalidated GET requests. Attackers can lure logged-in backend users to a page triggering func=clearall or rex_history_function=snap, permanently deleting all article snapshots or reverting articles to earlier states.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00099 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed core (redaxo): 5.21.3

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
redaxocorebefore 5.21.35.21.3Patch availableCNA
  • core Vendorredaxo Affected before 5.21.3 Fixed in 5.21.3 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:redaxo:redaxo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——redaxo
  • cpe:2.3:a:redaxo:redaxo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·redaxo

Remediation

Update REDAXO core to version 5.21.3, which fixes the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA core (redaxo) Fixed in 5.21.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    redaxo core 5.21.3

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-81112 REDAXO CSRF Token Bypass in users/users Enables Privilege EscalationPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-81111 Reflected XSS via opener_link in REDAXO Media PoolPriority LOW 23

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117534
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-463p-v63r-mx34
  3. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2018-15578 Redaxo CMS Mediapool Addon 5.5.1 Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-17559 Redaxo has Path Traversal in Backup Addon Leading to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2026-38656 Unrestricted file upload in redaxo core CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-39517 A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the template management component in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-30898 REDAXO CMS v2.11.0 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-30896 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the MediaPool module of Redaxo CMS v5.17.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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