# CVE-2021-45268: A Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Backdrop CMS 1.20, which allows Remote Attackers to gain Remote Code Execution (

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Backdrop CMS 1.20, which allows Remote Attackers to gain Remote Code Execution (RCE) on the Hosting Webserver via uploading a maliciously add-on with crafted PHP file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the attack requires a session cookie of a high-privileged authenticated user who is entitled to install arbitrary add-ons

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50323
- https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/CSRF-to-RCE-on-Backdrop-CMS

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