Headline
CVE-2023-37267: Possible admin-level access to backoffice without authentication under rare conditions
Umbraco is a ASP.NET CMS. Under rare conditions a restart of Umbraco can allow unauthorized users access to admin-level permissions. This vulnerability was patched in versions 10.6.1, 11.4.2 and 12.0.1.
Package
nuget Umbraco.Cms (NuGet)
Affected versions
> 9.0.0
Patched versions
10.6.1, 11.4.2, 12.0.1
Description
Under rare conditions, a restart of Umbraco can allow unauthorized users to gain admin-level permissions.
Impact
An unauthorized user gaining admin-level access and permissions to the backoffice.
Patches
10.6.1, 11.4.2, 12.0.1
Workarounds
- Enabling the Unattended Install feature will mean the vulnerability is not exploitable.
- Enabling IP restrictions to /install/ and /umbraco/ will limit the exposure to allowed IP addresses.
Related news
Under rare conditions, a restart of Umbraco can allow unauthorized users to gain admin-level permissions. ### Impact An unauthorized user gaining admin-level access and permissions to the backoffice. ### Patches 10.6.1, 11.4.2, 12.0.1 ### Workarounds * Enabling the [Unattended Install](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/unattendedsettings) feature will mean the vulnerability is not exploitable. * Enabling IP restrictions to `*/install/*` and `*/umbraco/*` will limit the exposure to allowed IP addresses.