CVE-2023-49273
Umbraco CMS vulnerable to Privilege Escalation using Spoofing
Umbraco is an ASP.NET content management system (CMS). Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4, users with low privileges (Editor, etc.) are able to access some unintended endpoints. Versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4 contain a patch for this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.4
Umbraco CMS vulnerable to Privilege Escalation using Spoofing
Umbraco is an ASP.NET content management system (CMS). Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4, users with low privileges (Editor, etc.) are able to access some unintended endpoints. Versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4 contain a patch for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-49273- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-3183
5.4
Umbraco is an ASP.NET content management system (CMS). Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4, users with low privileges (Editor, etc.) are able to access some unintended endpoints. Versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4 contain a patch for this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2023-3183- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cfr5-7p54-4qg8
5.4
Privilege Escalation using Spoofing
Impact
Users with low privileges ( Editor, etc) are able to access some unintended endpoints.
Explanation of the vulnerability
Possible to delete redirect urls, when disabled by admin with only access to backoffice Possible to access the examine dashboard with only access to backoffice Possible to access the published cache dashboard with only access to backoffice Possible to access the telemetry dashboard with only access to backoffice Possible to access the languages with only access to backoffice Possible to access the stylesheets with only access to backoffice
- Record
GHSA-cfr5-7p54-4qg8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.4
Umbraco is an ASP.NET content management system (CMS). Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4, users with low privileges (Editor, etc.) are able to access some unintended endpoints. Versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4 contain a patch for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-49273- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
Umbraco CMS vulnerable to Privilege Escalation using Spoofing
Umbraco is an ASP.NET content management system (CMS). Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4, users with low privileges (Editor, etc.) are able to access some unintended endpoints. Versions 8.18.10, 10.8.1, and 12.3.4 contain a patch for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-49273- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cfr5-7p54-4qg8
5.4
Privilege Escalation using Spoofing
Impact
Users with low privileges ( Editor, etc) are able to access some unintended endpoints.
Explanation of the vulnerability
Possible to delete redirect urls, when disabled by admin with only access to backoffice Possible to access the examine dashboard with only access to backoffice Possible to access the published cache dashboard with only access to backoffice Possible to access the telemetry dashboard with only access to backoffice Possible to access the languages with only access to backoffice Possible to access the stylesheets with only access to backoffice
- Record
GHSA-cfr5-7p54-4qg8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Umbraco.CMSNuGet |
8.0.0 up to 8.18.10 | 8.18.10 |
Umbraco.CMSNuGet |
9.0.0 up to 10.8.1 | 10.8.1 |
Umbraco.CMSNuGet |
11.0.0 up to 12.3.4 | 12.3.4 |
Umbraco.CMSNuGet |
9.0.0 up to 10.8.1, plus listed versions 10.0.010.0.0-rc110.0.0-rc210.0.0-rc310.0.0-rc4 Show 45 moreShow less10.0.0-rc510.0.110.1.010.1.0-rc10.1.0-rc210.1.110.2.010.2.0-rc10.2.110.3.010.3.0-rc10.3.110.3.210.4.010.4.0-rc10.4.110.4.210.5.010.5.0-rc10.5.110.6.010.6.0-rc10.6.110.7.010.7.0-rc10.8.010.8.0-rc9.0.19.1.09.1.0-rc9.1.19.1.29.2.09.2.0-rc9.3.09.3.0-rc9.3.19.4.09.4.0-rc9.4.19.4.29.4.39.5.09.5.0-rc9.5.0-rc2 |
10.8.1 |
Umbraco.CMSNuGet |
11.0.0 up to 12.3.4, plus listed versions 11.1.011.1.0-rc11.2.011.2.0-rc11.2.1 Show 28 moreShow less11.2.211.3.011.3.0-rc11.3.111.4.011.4.0-rc11.4.111.4.211.5.011.5.0-rc12.0.012.0.0-rc112.0.0-rc212.0.0-rc312.0.0-rc412.0.0-rc512.0.112.1.012.1.0-rc12.1.112.1.212.2.012.2.0-rc12.3.012.3.0-rc12.3.112.3.212.3.3 |
12.3.4 |
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-2023-49273 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Umbraco Cms, published December 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in Umbraco.CMS 8.18.10.
References
Left out here: 5 versions. The JSON record has them.