# CVE-2026-70556: Hubzilla version prior to 11.4 CSRF via OAuth2 /authorize Endpoint App Registration

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 11.4
- Published: 2026-08-06 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- Hubzilla: fixed in 11.4

## Description

Hubzilla versions prior to 11.4 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the OAuth2 /authorize endpoint handled by Zotlabs\Module\Authorize::post() that allows unauthenticated attackers to register arbitrary OAuth2 applications under an authenticated user's account by submitting a cross-origin POST request without CSRF token or Origin/Referer validation. Attackers can craft a malicious HTML form that autosubmits attacker-chosen OAuth2 parameters including client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri, and scope to silently register a persistent OAuth2 application, enabling interception of future OAuth2 authorization codes when the victim later authenticates against the attacker-controlled client.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hubzilla, upgrade to a fixed version (11.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://framagit.org/hubzilla/core
- https://hub.volse.no/cloud/harald/Skjermopptak_20260616_095037.webm
- https://framagit.org/hubzilla/core/-/blob/dev/Zotlabs/Module/Authorize.php?ref_type=heads#L49
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hubzilla-csrf-via-oauth2-authorize-endpoint-app-registration

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