CVE-2024-51381Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator account creation via tokenless imported study

Published Nov 5, 2024 · Updated Nov 6, 2024

Cross-site request forgery in JATOS 3.9.3 allows attackers to create administrator accounts through an imported malicious study. Administrative GUI requests accept state-changing actions initiated by imported study content without validating a CSRF token. Exploitation requires an administrator to import and run the crafted study, after which the forged requests can create, change, or delete users and studies.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in JATOS 3.9.3 allows attackers to create administrator accounts through an imported malicious study. Administrative GUI requests accept state-changing actions initiated by imported study content without validating a CSRF token. Exploitation requires an administrator to import and run the crafted study, after which the forged requests can create, change, or delete users and studies.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-51381
Published
Nov 5, 2024
Updated
Nov 6, 2024
Vendor
JATOS
Product
JATOS
Classifications
CWE-352, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.9.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

JATOS · JATOSversion=3.9.3

Published CVSS scores

8.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
T1204.002Malicious File

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