Cross-site request forgery in REDAXO article history plugin
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
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
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
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117534
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-463p-v63r-mx34
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More redaxo vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-117534 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-117534 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-463p-v63r-mx34 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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