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CVE-2021-45268
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-02-03T22:15:08.633 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:13:14.673

Summary

A Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Backdrop CMS 1.20, which allows Remote Attackers to gain Remote Code Execution (RCE) on the Hosting Webserver via uploading a maliciously add-on with crafted PHP file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the attack requires a session cookie of a high-privileged authenticated user who is entitled to install arbitrary add-ons

Affected products

backdropcms — backdrop

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References

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