# CVE-2023-7038: automad User Creation cross-site request forgery

- Also known as: GHSA-4J8W-P6HV-3QXC
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.0-alpha.1
- Published: 2023-12-21 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a automad: 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5, 1.10.6, 1.10.7, 1.10.8, 1.10.9
- automad/automad (Packagist): fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.1

## Description

A vulnerability was found in automad up to 1.10.9. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /dashboard?controller=UserCollection::createUser of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248687. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a automad, automad/automad, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.0-alpha.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.248687
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.248687
- https://github.com/screetsec/VDD/tree/main/Automad%20CMS/Cross-Site%20Request%20Forgery%20(CSRF)

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