# CVE-2026-116895: REDAXO before 5.21.5 CSRF via Safe Mode Toggle Parameter

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-27. Updated: 2026-11-04.

REDAXO before 5.21.5 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability because the backend processes the safemode GET parameter in index.php without validating a CSRF token. Attackers can lure a logged-in administrator into opening a crafted link to disable global safe mode, writing safe_mode: false to config.yml, or enable session safe mode, disabling backend addons.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- redaxo / core: ≥ 0; < 5.21.5 (affected, semver); 5.21.5 (unaffected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 5.1 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 5.1 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.10% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 0.80%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-352

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/redaxo/core/security/advisories/GHSA-423v-8x3h-gxr3 (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redaxo-before-5.21.5-csrf-via-safe-mode-toggle-parameter (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/redaxo/core/security/advisories/GHSA-423v-8x3h-gxr3 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redaxo-before-5.21.5-csrf-via-safe-mode-toggle-parameter (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116895; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116895; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-116895; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated Not reported

Revision: 466439a62eb3ec7552cb3c32d5bda47b64007bf9ea5ff38c26a6db0ca499fc0b

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-116895

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