Authenticated request forgery via missing CSRF middleware
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in MobSF Mobile Security Framework before 4.5.1 allows remote attackers to modify data via forged POST requests. In mobsf/MobSF/settings.py, django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware was left only in deprecated MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES and omitted from the active MIDDLEWARE tuple, so authenticated web endpoints processed state-changing POST requests without CSRF token validation. Exploitation requires a logged-in victim to visit an attacker-controlled page, and the attacker can delete scans, upload or download applications, change passwords, or manage users within that victim account's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in MobSF Mobile Security Framework before 4.5.1 allows remote attackers to modify data via forged POST requests. In mobsf/MobSF/settings.py, django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware was left only in deprecated MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES and omitted from the active MIDDLEWARE tuple, so authenticated web endpoints processed state-changing POST requests without CSRF token validation. Exploitation requires a logged-in victim to visit an attacker-controlled page, and the attacker can delete scans, upload or download applications, change passwords, or manage users within that victim account's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-68923
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenSecurity
- Product
- Mobile Security Framework (MobSF)
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-62
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.5.1
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Public exploit references
- Advisory proof of concept for forged delete_scan POSTproof of concept · demonstrated
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