CVE-2023-43649Network attack vector

Authenticated content changes via disabled CSRF check

Published Oct 30, 2023 · Updated Sep 5, 2024

Cross-site request forgery in baserCMS before 4.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter content through Content preview requests. In BcContentsComponent::setupFront, the application disabled CakePHP's csrfCheck while processing submitted Content data, allowing forged requests to reach the preview handler. Exploitation requires a high-privilege management session, and the documented impact is limited content confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.

CVSS severity4.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in baserCMS before 4.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter content through Content preview requests. In BcContentsComponent::setupFront, the application disabled CakePHP's csrfCheck while processing submitted Content data, allowing forged requests to reach the preview handler. Exploitation requires a high-privilege management session, and the documented impact is limited content confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-43649
Published
Oct 30, 2023
Updated
Sep 5, 2024
Vendor
baserCMS Users Community
Product
baserCMS
Classifications
CWE-352
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 4.8.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

baserCMS Users Community · baserCMSversion=< 4.8.0

Published CVSS scores

4.7GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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