Neo4J vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Neo4J 1.9.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a request to (1) db/data/ext/GremlinPlugin/graphdb/execute_script or (2) db/manage/server/console/.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.neo4j:neo4j | < 2.2.0-M01 | 2.2.0-M01 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7259
- https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/issues/2826
- https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/commit/40ad76078a25666d8b218772b6491fb443020df9
- https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j
- https://github.com/o2platform/DefCon_RESTing/tree/master/Live-Demos/Neo4j
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131017043717/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/08/neo4j-csrf-payload-to-start-processes.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/03/8
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-352, CWE-78- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.neo4j:neo4j- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x626-q4v7-7xc6 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.neo4j:neo4j
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 09.2021 02.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
- Medium 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
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