SimplCommerce Form /api/news-items cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SimplCommerce. This impacts an unknown function of the file /api/news-items of the component Form Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-9591. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SimplCommerce (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the file /api/news-items of the component Form Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in NewsItemApiController in SimplCommerce prior to commit 6233d73e allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to create or modify news items as an administrator via a crafted form submitted to `/api/news-items`, due to missing anti-CSRF protection.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-9591 since 05/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch 6233d73e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Patch: 6233d73e

Timelineinfo

05/26/2026 CVE reserved
06/17/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-9591 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-9591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372051

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2026 17:25
Changes: 06/17/2026 17:25 (67)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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