CSRF in Redaxo
CVE-2016-20053
Redaxo CMS 5.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to create administrative user accounts by tricking authenticated administrators into visiting malicious pages. Attackers can craft HTML forms targeting the users endpoint with hidden fields containing admin credentials and account parameters to add new administrator accounts without user consent.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Redaxo — versions 5.2
- Redaxo Cms — versions 5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40708 (Exploit, VDB Entry, exploit)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redaxo-cms-cross-site-request-forgery-via-users-en… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20053?
- CVE-2016-20053 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redaxo, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20053?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.