CVE-2024-23831

Privilege escalation through CSRF attack on 'setup.pl'

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 2, 2024 at 03:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLedgersmb

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

LedgerSMB is a free web-based double-entry accounting system. When a LedgerSMB database administrator has an active session in /setup.pl, an attacker can trick the admin into clicking on a link which automatically submits a request to setup.pl without the admin's consent. This request can be used to create a new user account with full application (/login.pl) privileges, leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability is patched in versions 1.10.30 and 1.11.9.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.10.30v < 1.11.91.11.0 ≤ v < 1.11.91.3.0 ≤ v < 1.10.301.11.0
Affected range stops below 1.10.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.11.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-352

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