🛡️ CVE-2024-23831 on Ubuntu — ledgersmb
Description
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.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-23831 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package ledgersmb. The fix is available in version 1.6.33+ds-2.1ubuntu0.1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Affected software and timeline
Affected software: ledgersmb (fixed in 1.6.33+ds-2.1ubuntu0.1). Published on 2 February 2024 and last revised on 4 February 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
CVE-2024-23831 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ledgersmb | — | 1.6.33+ds-2.1ubuntu0.1 |
References
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