CVE-2023-0438
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in modoboa/modoboa
CVE-2023-0438 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Modoboa, published January 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in modoboa 2.0.4.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in modoboa/modoboa
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-0438- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0175
5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0175- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c64-x3cx-vgmm
5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery in modoboa
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
- Record
GHSA-9c64-x3cx-vgmm- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-0438- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in modoboa/modoboa
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-0438- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9c64-x3cx-vgmm
5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery in modoboa
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
- Record
GHSA-9c64-x3cx-vgmm- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-284
6.5
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.0.4.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-284- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.0.4, plus listed versions 0.7.01.10.01.10.11.10.21.10.3 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.41.10.51.10.61.10.71.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.12.21.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.16.01.16.11.17.01.2.01.2.0-rc21.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.8.0 |
2.0.4 |
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.0.4, plus listed versions 0.7.01.10.01.10.11.10.21.10.3 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.41.10.51.10.61.10.71.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.12.21.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.16.01.16.11.17.01.2.01.2.0-rc21.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.8.0 |
2.0.4 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
huntr.dev/bounties/07a5b61b-306d-47c4-8ff0-06c540c7dfb3
github.com/modoboa/modoboa/commit/38d778cc71e370216e067d054ce0169ad83078c8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0438
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/modoboa/PYSEC-2023-284.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c64-x3cx-vgmm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/0xxx/CVE-2023-0438.json
github.com/modoboa/modoboa
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