Privilege escalation through CSRF attack on 'setup.pl'

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23831",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Privilege escalation through CSRF attack on 'setup.pl'",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-23831",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2024-23831",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2024-23831",
        "GHSA-98ff-f638-qxjm"
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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              "repo": "https://github.com/ledgersmb/ledgersmb",
              "type": "GIT",
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                        "introduced": "1.3.0"
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                        "fixed": "1.10.30"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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          "versions": [
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            "1.11.7",
            "1.11.6",
            "1.11.5",
            "1.11.4",
            "1.11.3",
            "1.11.2",
            "1.11.1",
            "1.11.0"
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          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-23831.json"
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:51.512620138Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/23xxx/CVE-2024-23831.json",
        "https://github.com/ledgersmb/LedgerSMB/security/advisories/GHSA-98ff-f638-qxjm",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23831",
        "https://github.com/ledgersmb/LedgerSMB/commit/8c2ae5be68a782d62cb9c0e17c0127bf30ef4165"
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      "provider_metadata": {
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      }
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    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2024-23831",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 520181,
  "published_at": "2024-02-02T15:34:12.121+00:00"
}