LedgerSMB up to 1.10.29/1.11.8 /setup.pl cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LedgerSMB up to 1.10.29/1.11.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file /setup.pl. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-23831. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LedgerSMB up to 1.10.29/1.11.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file /setup.pl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 02/02/2024 as GHSA-98ff-f638-qxjm. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-23831 since 01/22/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242338 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : LedgerSMB vulnerabilities (USN-7647-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.10.30 or 1.11.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8c2ae5be68a782d62cb9c0e17c0127bf30ef4165 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (242338). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

• LedgerSMB

Version

• 1.10.0
• 1.10.1
• 1.10.2
• 1.10.3
• 1.10.4
• 1.10.5
• 1.10.6
• 1.10.7
• 1.10.8
• 1.10.9
• 1.10.10
• 1.10.11
• 1.10.12
• 1.10.13
• 1.10.14
• 1.10.15
• 1.10.16
• 1.10.17
• 1.10.18
• 1.10.19
• 1.10.20
• 1.10.21
• 1.10.22
• 1.10.23
• 1.10.24
• 1.10.25
• 1.10.26
• 1.10.27
• 1.10.28
• 1.10.29
• 1.11.0
• 1.11.1
• 1.11.2
• 1.11.3
• 1.11.4
• 1.11.5
• 1.11.6
• 1.11.7
• 1.11.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/ledgersmb/LedgerSMB/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242338
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : LedgerSMB vulnerabilities (USN-7647-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LedgerSMB 1.10.30/1.11.9
Patch: 8c2ae5be68a782d62cb9c0e17c0127bf30ef4165

Timelineinfo

01/22/2024 🔍
02/02/2024 +11 days 🔍
02/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2025 +535 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-98ff-f638-qxjm
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252733

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2024 17:52
Updated: 07/21/2025 23:28
Changes: 02/02/2024 17:52 (52), 07/21/2025 23:28 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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