CVE-2023-4454: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in wallabag/wallabag

Published Aug 21, 2023
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Updated

Description

wallabag was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) which allows attackers to arbitrarily reset annotations, entries and tags, by the GET request to /reset/annotations, /reset/entries, /reset/tags, /reset/archived.

This vulnerability has a CVSSv3.1 score of 4.3.

You should immediately patch your instance to version 2.6.3 or higher if you have more than one user and/or having open registration.

Resolution

These actions are now doable only via POST method, which ensures that we can't do them via a 3rd-party website.

Credits

We would like to thank @zpbrent for reporting this issue through huntr.dev.

Reference: https://huntr.dev/bounties/4ee0ef74-e4d4-46e7-a05c-076bce522299/

Other sources

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository wallabag/wallabag prior to 2.6.3.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
composer/wallabag/wallabag>=2.0.0-alpha.1<=2.6.2
2.6.3
wallabag wallabag<2.6.3

Event History

Aug 21, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:26 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:26 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
08:28 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-4454?

CVE-2023-4454 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the wallabag/wallabag GitHub repository prior to version 2.6.3.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-4454?

CVE-2023-4454 has a severity score of 5.7 (medium).

3

How does CVE-2023-4454 affect wallabag?

CVE-2023-4454 allows attackers to reset annotations, entries, and tags in wallabag by making specific GET requests.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-4454?

To fix CVE-2023-4454, you need to update wallabag/wallabag to version 2.6.3.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-4454?

More information about CVE-2023-4454 can be found in the GitHub security advisory and commit links provided.

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