CVE-2016-20053 | Redaxo CMS 5.2 Users Endpoint cross-site request forgery (Exploit 40708 / EDB-40708)

VDB-355365 · CVE-2016-20053 · EXPLOIT 40708 REDAXO CMS 5.2 USERS ENDPOINT CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 4.6 $0-$5k 1.24+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability has been found in Redaxo CMS 5.2 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Users Endpoint. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-20053. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Redaxo CMS 5.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Users Endpoint. 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: 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. The weakness was published with Ashiyane Digital Security Team as 40708. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-20053 since 04/04/2026. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (40708). Productinfo Type Content Management System Vendor Redaxo Name CMS Version 5.2 CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6 VulDB Base Score: 4.3 VulDB Temp Score: 3.9 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 5.3 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Cross-site request forgery CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Access: Public Status: Proof-of-Concept Download: 🔒 Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Exploit-DB: 🔒 Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 04/04/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/04/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: 40708 Organization: Ashiyane Digital Security Team Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2016-20053 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-20053 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355365 scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013 Entryinfo Created: 04/04/2026 19:47 Changes: 04/04/2026 19:47 (81) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:26F:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸