CVE-2023-2979: Abstrium Pydio Cells User Creation access control

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230211.

Affected products

Abstrium Pydio Cells: 4.2.0

References

https://popalltheshells.medium.com/multiple-cves-affecting-pydio-cells-4-2-0-321e7e4712be
https://pydio.com/en/community/releases/pydio-cells/pydio-cells-enterprise-421
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230211
https://vuldb.com/?id.230211
https://popalltheshells.medium.com/multiple-cves-affecting-pydio-cells-4-2-0-321e7e4712be
https://pydio.com/en/community/releases/pydio-cells/pydio-cells-enterprise-421
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230211
https://vuldb.com/?id.230211

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