CVE-2024-23831 [High] | CSRF in Ledgersmb

LedgerSMB is a free web-based double-entry accounting system. When a LedgerSMB database administrator has an active session in /setup.pl, an attacker can trick the admin into clicking on a link which automatically submits a request to setup.pl without the admin's consent. This request can be used to create a new user account with full application (/login.pl) privileges, leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability is patched in versions 1.10.30 and 1.11.9.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-02-18	0.19%	0.29%	+0.09%
2	2025-11-21	0.39%	0.19%	-0.20%
3	2025-11-18	—	0.39%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-02-18

0.19%

0.29%

+0.09%

2025-11-21

0.39%

0.19%

-0.20%

2025-11-18

—

0.39%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.6	5.9	[email protected]
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.6	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.6

5.9

[email protected]

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.6

5.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-23831

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2024-23831 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ledgersmb), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): open 2.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-23831
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2024-23831 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ledgersmb), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 5, ignored 3, not-affected 2.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-23831

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
ledgersmb	ledgersmb	>= 1.3.0, < 1.10.30	cpe:2.3:a:ledgersmb:ledgersmb::::::::
ledgersmb	ledgersmb	>= 1.11.0, < 1.11.9	cpe:2.3:a:ledgersmb:ledgersmb::::::::

References for CVE-2024-23831

URL	Tags
https://github.com/ledgersmb/LedgerSMB/commit/8c2ae5be68a782d62cb9c0e17c0127bf30ef4165	Patch
https://github.com/ledgersmb/LedgerSMB/security/advisories/GHSA-98ff-f638-qxjm	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2024-23831 | Privilege escalation through CSRF attack on 'setup.pl'

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-23831

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-23831

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-23831

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-23831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-23831

References for CVE-2024-23831