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CVE-2023-32749

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Pydio Cells allows users by default to create so-called external users in order to share files with them. By modifying the HTTP request sent when creating such an external user, it is possible to assign the new user arbitrary roles. By assigning all roles to a newly created user, access to all cells and non-personal workspaces is granted.

Affected products

• pydio cells: before 3.0.12; from 4.1.0 before 4.1.3 — fixed in 3.0.12, 4.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: pydio cells 3.0.12, 4.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172645/Pydio-Cells-4.1.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/18
• https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses
• https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2023-003/-pydio-cells-unauthorised-role-assignments
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172645/Pydio-Cells-4.1.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/18
• https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses
• https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2023-003/-pydio-cells-unauthorised-role-assignments

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