# CVE-2023-31597: An issue in Zammad v5.4.0 allows attackers to bypass e-mail verification using an arbitrary address and manipulate the data of the generated

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-05-18 · Updated: 2025-01-22

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue in Zammad v5.4.0 allows attackers to bypass e-mail verification using an arbitrary address and manipulate the data of the generated user. Attackers are also able to gain unauthorized access to existing tickets.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://zammad.com/de/advisories/zaa-2023-03

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