CVE-2023-37280
Pimcore admin UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in two factor authentication setup page
Pimcore Admin Classic Bundle provides a Backend UI for Pimcore based on the ExtJS framework. An admin who has not setup two factor authentication before is vulnerable for this attack, without need for any form of privilege, causing the application to execute arbitrary scripts/HTML content. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Pimcore admin UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in two factor authentication setup page
Pimcore Admin Classic Bundle provides a Backend UI for Pimcore based on the ExtJS framework. An admin who has not setup two factor authentication before is vulnerable for this attack, without need for any form of privilege, causing the application to execute arbitrary scripts/HTML content. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-37280- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2080
Pimcore Admin Classic Bundle provides a Backend UI for Pimcore based on the ExtJS framework. An admin who has not setup two factor authentication before is vulnerable for this attack, without need for any form of privilege, causing the application to execute arbitrary scripts/HTML content. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.3.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2080- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqv9-6jqw-9g8m
Pimcore admin UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in 2 factor authentication setup page
Summary
Unauthenticated HTML Injection / XSS Possible. Conditions: 2factor authentication must not set before
Vulnerable Endpoint: /admin/login/2fa-setup
Vulnerable Param: error= How it works, So basically any admin, who has not setup 2 factor authentication before is vulnerable for this attack, without need for any form of privilege, causing the application to execute arbitrary scripts / HTML Contents.
Another potential attack vector, as it's a 2fa page and it has QR Code, attacker can replace this QR Code with something he has, leading to increase threat to the admin.
This attack can be used to execute arbitrary scripts or HTML Injection, causing the target application to execute these resulting in cookie steeling, defacement or Injecting phishing URLs on the target application.
Patches
Update to version 1.0.3 or apply this patches manually https://github.com/pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundle/commit/5fcd19bdc89a3fe4cb8ad8c356590e1e4740c743.patch
Workarounds
Apply patches manually: https://github.com/pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundle/commit/5fcd19bdc89a3fe4cb8ad8c356590e1e4740c743.patch
References
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1fa1cc3b-75ff-4d34-99ae-4a705eb623e7/
- Record
GHSA-hqv9-6jqw-9g8m- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Pimcore Admin Classic Bundle provides a Backend UI for Pimcore based on the ExtJS framework. An admin who has not setup two factor authentication before is vulnerable for this attack, without need for any form of privilege, causing the application to execute arbitrary scripts/HTML content. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-37280- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Pimcore admin UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in two factor authentication setup page
Pimcore Admin Classic Bundle provides a Backend UI for Pimcore based on the ExtJS framework. An admin who has not setup two factor authentication before is vulnerable for this attack, without need for any form of privilege, causing the application to execute arbitrary scripts/HTML content. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-37280- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hqv9-6jqw-9g8m
Pimcore admin UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in 2 factor authentication setup page
Summary
Unauthenticated HTML Injection / XSS Possible. Conditions: 2factor authentication must not set before
Vulnerable Endpoint: /admin/login/2fa-setup
Vulnerable Param: error= How it works, So basically any admin, who has not setup 2 factor authentication before is vulnerable for this attack, without need for any form of privilege, causing the application to execute arbitrary scripts / HTML Contents.
Another potential attack vector, as it's a 2fa page and it has QR Code, attacker can replace this QR Code with something he has, leading to increase threat to the admin.
This attack can be used to execute arbitrary scripts or HTML Injection, causing the target application to execute these resulting in cookie steeling, defacement or Injecting phishing URLs on the target application.
Patches
Update to version 1.0.3 or apply this patches manually https://github.com/pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundle/commit/5fcd19bdc89a3fe4cb8ad8c356590e1e4740c743.patch
Workarounds
Apply patches manually: https://github.com/pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundle/commit/5fcd19bdc89a3fe4cb8ad8c356590e1e4740c743.patch
References
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1fa1cc3b-75ff-4d34-99ae-4a705eb623e7/
- Record
GHSA-hqv9-6jqw-9g8m- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundlePackagist |
before 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 |
pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundlePackagist |
before 1.0.3, plus listed versions v1.0.0v1.0.0-BETA1v1.0.0-RC1v1.0.0-RC2v1.0.1v1.0.2 |
1.0.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37280 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Pimcore Admin Classic Bundle, published July 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundle 1.0.3.
References
github.com/pimcore/admin-ui-classic-bundle/security/advisories/GHSA-hqv9-6jqw-9g8m
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37280
huntr.dev/bounties/1fa1cc3b-75ff-4d34-99ae-4a705eb623e7